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as in surprise
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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of kicker
The kicker here is the flavorful addition of sweet Vidalia onions.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Boise State redshirt senior kicker Colton Boomer has always been good with his feet.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
Considered the most clutch kicker in NFL history, Vinatieri won three Super Bowls in New England and a fourth with the Indianapolis Colts.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Alamar was searching for a replacement for kicker Noe Ruelas, who connected on 88% (15 of 17) of his field goal attempts last season.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Boise State redshirt senior kicker Colton Boomer has always been good with his feet.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
Considered the most clutch kicker in NFL history, Vinatieri won three Super Bowls in New England and a fourth with the Indianapolis Colts.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Alamar was searching for a replacement for kicker Noe Ruelas, who connected on 88% (15 of 17) of his field goal attempts last season.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicker
Noun
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Perhaps none of this should be a surprise.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Grammy Award-winning singers Billie Eilish and SZA were among a group of surprise guests brought out during Justin Bieber’s weekend two headlining set at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival into the early Sunday morning hours.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
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Finding that finishing kick will take some work.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Sinatra went 18-for-22 on field goal attempts and set the Idaho State single-season kick scoring record with 97 total points.—
Aaron Johnson,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The show’s second season concluded with a major character’s death and a big revelation that led to many more questions (spoilers at both links) about where the show will go in season three.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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But by the time the climactic showdown rolls around, certain revelations about the big day never make sense, and others imply the kind of nuanced character development that never comes to fruition.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Warsh’s recent financial disclosures are putting the carveout on display.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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But by refusing to answer even the most basic disclosure-and-recusal questions, the network is asking the public to simply trust that its internal standards worked exactly as intended.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Simply position a tray next to the stove to hold bottles of oil and vinegar, a salt cellar, and, if the tray is large enough, a crock of kitchen tools.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, even today, the Crock-Pot brand still produces many slow-cooker products with removable oven-safe stoneware crocks.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget bombshell last year, stunning the city workforce by proposing widespread layoffs and other cuts in a bid to erase a $1-billion spending gap.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Five stories lead coverage in The Kansas City Star today, spanning a courtroom bombshell at KU Med, Royals ballpark speculation, a violent night in Kansas City, World Cup road construction updates and the arrival of patio season.—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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The most explicit objector was Vance, who has been consistently opposed to foreign adventurism, and to this Iran war in particular.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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But that decision has now been overruled after Haley and a second objector appealed it to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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