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as in surprise
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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of kicker
The real kicker was Snowflake’s AI compute deal with Amazon, which included a $6 billion commitment to Amazon Web Services over the next five years.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 May 2026
Receiver Jalen Nailor, defensive tackle Benito Jones and kicker Matt Gay were all observed practicing in Las Vegas for the first time.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, for example, spoke at Benedictine College’s commencement in 2024 and encouraged female graduates to become homemakers.
—Austin Sarat, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
On Saturday, Hill defended Carter after former Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes explained why publicly targeting a teammate is frowned upon inside an NFL locker room.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2026
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 May 2026
Receiver Jalen Nailor, defensive tackle Benito Jones and kicker Matt Gay were all observed practicing in Las Vegas for the first time.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, for example, spoke at Benedictine College’s commencement in 2024 and encouraged female graduates to become homemakers.
—Austin Sarat, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
On Saturday, Hill defended Carter after former Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes explained why publicly targeting a teammate is frowned upon inside an NFL locker room.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicker
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Cape Verde surprises once again When the World Cup draw first came out, Sunday’s group stage game in Miami between two-time champion Uruguay and tournament debutant Cape Verde did not seem like a particularly compelling matchup.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Sensors give engineers more ways to see inside concrete, steel, soil and water, turning some surprise closures into repairs planned months earlier.—
Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 May 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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Magomedov’s rare twister submission in 77 seconds and Chokheli’s 23-second leg-kick blitz were the standout grappling and striking clips.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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McTominay, whose iconic bicycle kick against Denmark was the defining goal of Scotland’s World Cup qualifying campaign, threatened multiple times past the 80th minute but couldn’t convert.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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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
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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
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That revelation quickly caused Stewart to switch gears.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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The revelation comes as Kansas City prepares to host a matchup between Argentina and Algeria on Tuesday, the first of six World Cup matches in the city.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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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
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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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Those disclosure questions reach his own filings.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Its financial disclosure last month included thousands of contributions from donors with the same name and street address but in different cities and states.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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That is a hard thing to live with—but, the pessimist would answer, who thought life was supposed to be easy?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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As late as August 2007, the Federal Reserve was skeptical of such bubble talk, while Grantham was dismissed as a pessimist, a dismissal that soon proved mistaken.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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