kicks off

verb

present tense third-person singular of kick off
1
as in begins
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question

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2
as in dies
slang to stop living surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off

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Recent Examples of kicks off Tadej Pogačar will start his quest for a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title when the race kicks off in neighboring Spain on Saturday. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 This year’s final Edinburgh kicks off in around two months and its keynote MacTaggart lecture will be delivered by YouTube EMEA boss Pedro Pina. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 June 2026 And the time to start is right now, not eighteen months before the sale process kicks off. — Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 This kicks off a war between Jessie and Lily, as Jessie tries to both get rid of the tablet and help shy Bonnie make new friends. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2026 The severe thunderstorm threat will expand in scope a bit during the evening as a cold front kicks off more storms stretching back into parts of Missouri and eastern Kansas. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 Ryerson and Norway aren’t the only ones who will see their long waits end when the largest, most complex World Cup in history kicks off Thursday in Mexico City. — Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 And that’s what kicks off the movie. — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 26 May 2026 The tournament kicks off in Mexico on June 11. — Luis Miguel Echegaray, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicks off
  1. begins
  2. dies
  3. commences
  4. falls
  5. starts
  6. passes away
  7. opens
  8. perishes
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  • Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • The better approach is to clarify the audience, objective, message, action and definition of success before production begins rather than shooting as much as possible and hoping the story reveals itself afterward.
    — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of begins
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  • Five-Star Weekend, a Peacock series out July 9, is about a food influencer Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner) who is in need of a new kind of nourishment after her husband Matthew (Josh Hamilton) dies suddenly in a car accident.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026
  • What’s more, thinning the DRAM dies by two-thirds to 100 µm would allow a MOSAIC cube to integrate 294 dies in the same volume, reaching 882 GB, Mitarai said.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
Definition of dies
Verb
  • As the offseason commences, the Sixers are comprised pretty much of their top four and spare parts.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • For borrowers looking to purchase a home or refinance their current one in this climate, however, there are also some strategic moves worth considering now, before the Fed's June meeting even commences.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of commences
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  • The investigators ask whether this discovery falls within the scope of her project.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Your body temperature typically rises throughout the morning and afternoon, peaks in the evening, and then falls late at night.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of falls
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  • Success starts with team-first mentality For veteran summer league player Sion James, the habits the Hornets are trying to establish go beyond basketball strategy.
    — Amari Riley, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • Annie immediately starts asking questions in the clip when her grandfather’s will reveals land in Canada, but her father doesn’t answer beyond the bare minimum.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Definition of starts
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  • Also, after your parent passes away, the account would legally be yours.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • Most Social Security payments fund retirement and related benefits, providing monthly income to eligible workers and certain family members, as well as survivor benefits for families after a worker passes away.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of passes away
Verb
  • Episode three opens with Daemon and Caraxes, flanked by Ulf on Silverwing and Hugh on Vermithor, meeting Lord Ormund Hightower’s host in an open field.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of opens
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  • In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of perishes

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