Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked over
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Later in 2025, the diver located human remains that were ultimately turned over to the state medical examiner's office.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Healey says the administration has not assured her office that the information will not be turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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And let’s not get started on neighborhood historic preservation gatekeepers where, say, using the wrong balusters on your porch can set off World War III with your neighbors.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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At the vigil, Pierre’s family joined by dozens of friends, classmates and activists at the teen’s high school, Eagle Academy of Southeast Queens, before setting off down Merrick Blvd.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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That touched off a political firestorm and ultimately led Congress to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which forced the Justice Department to make public all of the Epstein files in its possession.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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The prospect of a cooling economy alongside high inflation, touched off by an oil shock, has many analysts comparing the current period to the 1970s.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Within the first couple of years of Jassy at the helm, Prime Video had turned on the jets and was bringing in billions in ad revenue.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Then, security dude turned on his cell phone’s flashlight and shined it at Jackson’s camera.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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In all, 10 on-duty Portage officers, two off-duty officers and a Porter County sheriff’s deputy rushed to the scene with lights and sirens activated, the department said.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Power comes from a 700-Wh battery, while regenerative braking – activated simply by back-pedaling – can recover enough energy to extend range by up to 25%, according to ICE.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 20,
New Atlas,
20 Apr. 2026
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That 10th booking of the season for Dunk triggered an automatic two-match ban, which ruled him out of a 2-0 win at Burnley and Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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And last month, a Black Hawk helicopter triggered an anti-collision alarm in a United plane landing in Orange County, California.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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The book was completed months before Anthropic’s redlines generated new interest in autonomous-drone swarms and killer robots, but even then the writing was on the wall.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The splitter, which generated a 50 percent whiff rate Tuesday, is practically unsolvable.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Kicked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20over. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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