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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of kicker
Back to you, Nimmo, for the kicker.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Aaron, a lanky public defender and former college football kicker, led off.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Northwestern transfer kicker Jack Olsen 83.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Urban, who has committed to Wisconsin-Whitewater as kicker in football, knows all about pressure situations.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Aaron, a lanky public defender and former college football kicker, led off.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Northwestern transfer kicker Jack Olsen 83.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Urban, who has committed to Wisconsin-Whitewater as kicker in football, knows all about pressure situations.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicker
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The surprise is that there’s an American city that has pursued a similar approach, and the greater surprise is that the city is Hoboken, New Jersey, better known as a post-industrial port and bedroom community across the Hudson River from Manhattan.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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But Beren is definitely a surprise.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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First, a reaction kick save on Maddie Mercado, then another solid stop to deny Emeri Adames on the counterattack.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Alongside the spinner, the Mars Mission set also contains a huge crane that drops supplies, a small base that must be protected from asteroid strikes by building an energy shield, and a Mars rover that can clear debris with a satisfying kick.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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That revelation led Ellis to move his conviction be overturned, and in August 2021, a Nassau judge agreed, vacating the conviction and freeing him without bail.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The revelation also comes shortly before Congress is set to debate whether to reauthorize a surveillance law, and whether to close a legal loophole that allows the federal government to buy data about millions of Americans in bulk from commercial data brokers.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
7 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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As of Wednesday, no notices were listed for Palomar on the state attorney general’s website that lists such disclosures.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The disclosure offers a rare glimpse into the scale of Amazon’s in-house chip operation, which produces general-purpose computing and AI accelerators, as well as chips that make the company’s servers run more efficiently.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 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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To prevent your prized walnut chopping board and other wooden utensils from drying out too much, store them in an upright, open ceramic crock or wall rack, away from direct heat.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
2 Apr. 2026
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Jean Harlow, Hollywood's iconic blonde bombshell, left a legacy that lives on both on and off screen.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2026
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Kim Novak thinks the movie would be too sexy because Sweeney is such a bombshell.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 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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One objector is Katie Brydon, a 25-year resident of Northglenn and a licensed addiction counselor.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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