kick over

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Recent Examples of kick over Meanwhile, the ladders in manufacturing that once provided workers without a college diploma a solid wage and upward mobility were kicked over. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025 The man said he was periodically hit and kicked over the next few hours, and blacked out. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025 Including tonight, Aubrey is now 24 of 26 on kicks over 50 yards in his career — a 92.3% conversion rate. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024 The Packers had blocked the kick over Matt Pryor on the left side, and Vikings defensive lineman Jerry Tillery pushed forward against Braxton Jones, next to Pryor, on his block. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for kick over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick over
Verb
  • Now, the Dodgers appear poised to turn over the catching position to some combination of Smith and Rushing, who can also serve as a left-handed bat off the bench.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • The plane is to be decommissioned from military use and then turned over to his eventual presidential library, Trump said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • The call led to a law enforcement response at the campus and set off a lockdown as the agency announced there was an active shooter in the building, officials said.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
  • The tit-for-tat measures set off a trade war with the third-largest U.S. trade partner, which accounted for nearly $440 billion worth of imports last year.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 May 2025
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  • The invasion touched off demonstrations on campuses across the United States.
    Kalyan Singhal, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
  • The stories went viral, touching off tens of thousands of angry comments from users who were equally perplexed and dismayed over the loss of any piece of the city's already meager urban canopy.
    Vanessa Romo, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Using Pineal Glad Meditation Pineal gland meditation is a breathing technique associated with activating the pineal gland, a small gland in your brain that produces melatonin, a hormone that regulates your sleep and wakefulness.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 May 2025
  • Burn bans are automatically activated by Florida counties whenever the Keetch-Byram Drought Index — a scale that measures the dryness of the soil — reaches or exceeds 500.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • The Oilers powered past the Kings in part on the strength of their depth, mostly using a full bench throughout their 11 playoff games.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • This project aims to integrate AI deeply into urban infrastructure, transforming cities such as Taipei into smart ecosystems powered by advanced computing.
    Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Among girls' names, Mia moves into the top 5, knocking out Sophia, which was the No. 1 name for girls from 2011-2013 and had been in the top 5 every year from 2009 except for 2021.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Order Your Copy Now On The Road Born in Morgan City, Louisiana, Nutter is Southerner by birth, but at only seven years old, his mother moved them to Seattle, Washington.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 May 2025

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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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