as in dismissing
to drive or force out
kicked out of the game for using bad language
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Recent Examples of kicking out
The final moments of the match featured the WWE Intercontinental Champion hitting the Three Amigos, with Styles kicking out of his pinfall attempt.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Seldon is absolutely stumped, immediately disappearing and closing the Vault and kicking out everyone inside to face the invasion on their own.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
In fact, those judges often grant landlords possession of properties at the time that repayment deals are made — expediting the process of kicking out tenants who violate the agreements.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Seldon is absolutely stumped, immediately disappearing and closing the Vault and kicking out everyone inside to face the invasion on their own.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
In fact, those judges often grant landlords possession of properties at the time that repayment deals are made — expediting the process of kicking out tenants who violate the agreements.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicking out
Verb
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Dills encourages parents to explore and research their options before dismissing Montessori education.—
Katrina Donham,
Parents,
23 Sep. 2025
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Not too long ago, Western markets were subtly dismissing Chinese cars for coming off as bargain-basement alternatives.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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The stars will all burn out; the corpses of these stars will radiate all their heat away and cool to absolute zero; the stellar remnants will gravitationally interact, ejecting the majority of objects into intergalactic space, while the few remaining black holes grow to enormous sizes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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On the other, Nicole was developing quite the habit of ejecting various fluids out of her mouth.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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The heart-tugging comedy is a point of pride for Johansson, 40, who hopes to set an example to her kids by stepping behind the camera and chasing her dreams.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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What matters now is building stamina, not chasing another rush.—
Aman Ghei,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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For Darnold, Thursday’s victory went some way to banishing demons from last season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Rainfall from that storm was evenly distributed and soaked in rather than running off as flash floods.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The senior played a few snaps on the second series and just one snap on TCU’s third series before running off the field with a slight limp and signaling for freshman Dozie Ezukanma to come into the game.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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The network will air the iconic Video Music Awards for the first time ever, and a number of top names are turning out to support the event.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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And while Tapestry had hoped to gather learnings on footwear production, word in the shoe market from investment bankers was that its biggest mistake was in throwing out the lasts that the brand’s founder and chief designer had perfected over the years.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Although he’s been linked to other teams already, one idea worth throwing out there is Kevin Love.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Brisbane, Australia — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Kicking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicking%20out. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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