kicks (about)

verb

present tense third-person singular of kick (about)
as in objects (to)

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  1. doubts
  2. protests
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  • Some echoed Iranian officials doubts' that the election results would change much for Iranians.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Ella Atkins, a professor of aerospace engineering at Virginia Tech, doubts that reliability alone keeps people in the cockpit.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of doubts
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  • Each of these leaders has read the Paris protests the way the data-center critics read the AI build-out, as though the protest is really about Gaza the way the backlash is really about transformers and water.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Copycat protests sprang up in other major Indian cities—Kolkata, Mumbai and Patna—lending the Gen Z protests the aura of a nationwide youth resistance that would humble Modi and force his education minister to resign.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of protests
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“Kicks (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicks%20%28about%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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