kicker

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Recent Examples of kicker If a place kicker cannot continually provide a good kicking percentage, they will often be replaced quickly. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 Tucker — the most accurate kicker in NFL history with an 89.1 field goal percentage — had played his entire career with the Ravens, who signed him as a undrafted free agent out of the University of Texas. Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 June 2025 An undrafted free agent out of Texas who signed with Baltimore in 2012 then won the job as a rookie during training camp, beating out veteran Billy Cundiff, Tucker went on to make 417 field goals, the most among active kickers and a franchise record. Brian Wacker, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025 Here’s the kicker: The MPRP isn’t projected to be completed until June 2027 — two full years after the electricity reliability concerns now being raised for summer 2025. Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for kicker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicker
Noun
  • Stock up on your favorite flavor combos, making sure to include fruity, sweet, and even syrups with a little kick.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2025
  • The kicks come with many of the same comfortable designs as its beloved Oca Low sneakers that even Gabrielle Union has worn.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • At that point, the woman tells her friend to use Uber instead, a decision that leads to yet another surprise.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 21 July 2025
  • What was a surprise was the agile, easy and when asked, responsive drive experience that this sedan delivers.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Of course, peeling back the truth of the woman’s death leads to many other unpleasant revelations.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Read on for some of the memorable (not always in a good way) revelations celebrities have shared in their memoirs.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • From storage baskets for cutting boards to stylish utensil crocks, Ina Garten shared her must-have kitchen items with Food Network to help her fans spruce up their kitchens with her daily essentials.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Set out toothpicks and let attendees serve themselves straight from the crock.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Mayors Mike Bloomberg, Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams, listening to their lawyers, have been wary of liability coming from the disclosures.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
  • Another piece of legislation, Senate Bill 1484, which sought to prevent algorithmic discrimination against employees and require disclosure of AI’s role in employee assessment, was passed by the Judiciary Committee but went no further in the legislative process.
    Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • From over-the-top challenges, dramatic eliminations, jaw-dropping moments, iconic bombshells and even a surprise appearance from Megan Thee Stallion, audiences were hooked to their TV screens for six days a week since its premiere.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 14 July 2025
  • Amaya Espinal on 'Love Island USA' The season 7 winner came into the villa as a bombshell on day 5, per NBC.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • But even pessimists were shocked by how aggressively the new team in Washington shook things up.
    Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
  • But that doesn’t stop a chorus of pessimists from emerging amid periods of market volatility.
    Luke Andriuk, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Goosed along by Cliff Martinez’s ghostly electronic score, Soderbergh taps into our collective inner hypochondriac, making every character’s sniffle or rubbed eye bristle with potential danger.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
  • To position Cohn in bed next to Trump, a notorious hypochondriac, highlights their strained relationship as Trump rose and Cohn fell in New York high society.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024

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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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