kids (around)

present tense third-person singular of kid (around)

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Verb
  • Ortiz navigated past 17 other horses around the final turn and made a hard charge down the stretch.
    Stephen Whyno, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Build your very own gift wrapping arsenal with these unconventional yet savvy finds, including a bow maker to create beautiful, professional-style gift and wreath bows, an impressive tape dispenser that cuts up to 18 pieces at once, and silicone holders to keep your rolls organized.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The order created a framework for cuts up to 10%, but the government shutdown ended before the tighter thresholds were enforced.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Masahiro Motoki — the Oscar-winning star of Departures — plays a lord who rebels against warlord Oda Nobunaga and barricades himself inside Arioka Castle, only to face a string of unsolved murders within its walls.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Set against the backdrop of the 1998 São Paulo World Cup between Brazil and France, Amarela follows 14-year-old Erika Oguihara (Melissa Uehara), a Japanese Brazilian sports fanatic who rebels against her family’s more Japanese cultural traditions.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Kids (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kids%20%28around%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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