kicker

noun

Definition of kickernext
1
as in surprise

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2
as in quibbler

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Recent Examples of kicker The longer-term kicker for investors is its services. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 22 June 2026 Folk, the Falcons’ 41-year-old kicker, fired his right leg through the ball, which went end-over-end through the uprights and sent his teammates — offensive and defensive — into an arm-lifting, voice-raising celebration. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 17 June 2026 Leave it to the kicker to have a take on the FIFA World Cup. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026 Dealing with Children If the chronic seat kicker happens to be a child, a flight attendant can easily step in without playing the role of babysitter. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for kicker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicker
  1. surprise
  2. nitpicker
  3. kick
  4. crock
  5. revelation
  6. objector
  7. disclosure
  8. pessimist
Noun
  • Atlanta, to no one’s surprise, remains entrenched in the mix of rotating CFP sites.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
  • His predecessor, Joe Biden, made a surprise visit to the country in 2023 as president, nearly a year after the conflict with Russia began.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of surprise
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  • Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of nitpicker
Noun
  • In a bantamweight battle, Mario Bautista (18-3-0) defeated Cory Sandhagen (18-7-0) by unanimous decision, after taking advantage of a first-round leg kick and applying pressure in each round after.
    — W.G. Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Moon then chipped a nifty shot over Sacramento goalkeeper Danny Vitiello before sprinting to the corner kick flag and delivering a flying karate kick that snapped the pole at its base.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
Definition of kick
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  • This crock has plenty of room to keep every daily utensil conveniently on the counter, and it’s finished with a cork mat on the bottom to stay steady and protect your counters.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • Other appliances like toaster ovens, air fryers, and crock pots also pose a safety risk (especially if they’re not cleaned properly after use).
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
Definition of crock
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  • The controller’s office began tracking the salaries of public employees in 2010 amid the revelation that leaders in the working-class town of Bell in southeast Los Angeles County were receiving some of the largest salaries in the country.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Genuine trust is built through consistent, respectful behavior and how minor revelations are handled, not just policies.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of revelation
Noun
  • The process involves a series of hearings in which election judges review signatures one-by-one, and typically requires the objector and the candidate to hire an attorney.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • After a two-year National Service stint as a hospital orderly (thanks to his own conscientious-objector status), Hockney landed at the Royal College of Art, in London, in the fall of 1959.
    — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Definition of objector
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  • Trump listed the verdict as a liability in his 2025 financial disclosure report released last month.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Early on, pressure for more frequent disclosure came not from government regulators, who barely existed before 1934, but from investors.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of disclosure
Noun
  • However, that’s looking at it from the pessimist’s point of view.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Utah seems to have found the midpoint between the optimist’s opinion of Trocheck and the pessimist’s and paid accordingly.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of pessimist

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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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