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
One man was accused of then kicking out the remaining glass and trying to escape, police said in a statement.
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CBS News,
11 June 2026
One man was accused of then kicking out the remaining glass and trying to escape, police said in a statement.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
As the piece was about to air, Pelley said, that the segment had featured shots of protesters being aggressive in confrontations with officers, including Pretti, who was shown kicking out a taillight of a police car.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
The panel’s new ruling would keep the military from kicking out current service members named in the lawsuit, but wouldn’t allow new transgender recruits to join.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
But some who attended Starmer’s speech said kicking out the man who led them to victory in 2024 would be counterproductive.
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Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Oscillating between a bumbling brute and an ironic ignoramus, Marvel Studios sees the God of Thunder more like the God of Blunder, kicking out the knees of the steady 2011 film in favour of single-digit IQ humour.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
Defensively, Embiid’s size has prevented Boston from driving to the basket and kicking out to 3-point shooters.
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Tony Jones,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Polaris is also a huge star, kicking out more than 2500 times more light than our sun.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
CBS News,
11 June 2026
One man was accused of then kicking out the remaining glass and trying to escape, police said in a statement.
—
ABC News,
10 June 2026
As the piece was about to air, Pelley said, that the segment had featured shots of protesters being aggressive in confrontations with officers, including Pretti, who was shown kicking out a taillight of a police car.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
The panel’s new ruling would keep the military from kicking out current service members named in the lawsuit, but wouldn’t allow new transgender recruits to join.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
But some who attended Starmer’s speech said kicking out the man who led them to victory in 2024 would be counterproductive.
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Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Oscillating between a bumbling brute and an ironic ignoramus, Marvel Studios sees the God of Thunder more like the God of Blunder, kicking out the knees of the steady 2011 film in favour of single-digit IQ humour.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
Defensively, Embiid’s size has prevented Boston from driving to the basket and kicking out to 3-point shooters.
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Tony Jones,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Polaris is also a huge star, kicking out more than 2500 times more light than our sun.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicking out
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Integration Calling genomics the most powerful data asset in biopharma does not mean dismissing other data types.
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For now, Comcast is dismissing M&A talk, but there also is the matter of timing.
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The relatively painless prices for ejecting bad contracts continued at this year’s trade deadline.
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The pilot sustained minor injuries after ejecting from the plane and was transported to the hospital, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said.
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The lightweight, toner-meets-serum formula also layers in niacinamide and adenosine for anyone chasing a bouncy, healthy glow.
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To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.
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But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence.
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Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses.
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Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha is another right-footed left-winger, but is charged with partnering an overlapping full-back and running off central midfield tempo-setters such as Bruno Fernandes.
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Water experts are quick to point out that water running off fields or leaking out of canals filters into aquifers or drains back to the river.
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After several decades of turning out the Bunker camp, Republicans have struggled to retain their support.
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The sunny season is really just heating up, but Palmer has been turning out look after look in anticipation of summer, this perky ponytail included.
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An earlier decision from the court throwing out Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act came early enough that some red states were able to scramble and redraw congressional district lines to further favor Republicans.
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Greg Abel celebrates after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Iowa Cubs played the Buffalo Bisons on June 25, 2026.
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Senate Bill 123 prohibits schools from expelling students solely because of excessive absences or truancy.
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The garment also absorbs heats, carrying it away from the spacesuit's life-support system, expelling it into space.
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“Kicking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicking%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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