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as in to relax
to refrain from labor or exertion
I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television
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2
as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing
a good resort for people who want to kick back and watch others exercise strenuously
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as in rebate
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as in payoff
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Recent Examples of kick back
Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Just kick back and listen for yourself: Do those guitar chords sound a bit familiar?
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
As the top executive of Indiana's largest nursing home operator, Burkhart and several co-conspirators orchestrated a massive fraud and kickback scheme involving a web of shell companies.
—Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez kicked back on his yacht there to kick off the new year, shortly after celebrating her 55th birthday on board.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Just kick back and listen for yourself: Do those guitar chords sound a bit familiar?
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
Some had prior arrests for everything from Medicaid fraud to accepting kickbacks in a notorious Charlotte-area mortgage fraud scheme.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
As the top executive of Indiana's largest nursing home operator, Burkhart and several co-conspirators orchestrated a massive fraud and kickback scheme involving a web of shell companies.
—Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick back
Verb
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In these latter clips, Callas is kind of goofing off, relaxing, letting her hair down.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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Discover world-class shopping, indulge in exquisite food and beverages, relax in the waterfront precincts, and experience an array of events and theatre productions.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, has also faced fierce backlash for her management.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Bud Light’s parent company A-B InBev lost as much as $1.4 billion in sales because of backlash to Bud Light’s brief partnership with a transgender influencer.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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This effort has included offering grants, loans and rebates, filling gaps in supply chains, and promoting domestic manufacturing of components such as advanced batteries and solar panels.—
Margaret E. Kosal,
The Conversation,
12 Jan. 2025
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When such discounts and rebates are factored in, the net prices of drugs have fallen for the past six years, the trade group said.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The strategy by opponents has two possible payoffs: The Oilers overreact and get into penalty trouble, or lose focus on the game at hand.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Tailoring it to every job posting takes effort, but the payoff is worth it.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The delay also gives the two sides time to put the lawsuit to rest, which would otherwise hamper any negotiations.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Athletes or those in particularly good shape often have resting pulses below that 60 threshold.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Plus: What better way for locals to veg out during a stressful election season than with some grade-A on-screen drama?—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
19 Sep. 2024
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This isn't only a place to veg out, though.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2023
Noun
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So the story of 2025’s Content Americas may well be producers’ and distributors’ reactions to that.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Lippes could not be reached immediately Monday morning to comment, and Javits did not respond immediately to a text seeking his reaction.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
20 Jan. 2025
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Each month, Amazon’s secret Just for Prime hub fills up with brand-new discounts that are only available to monthly subscribers.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Despite the hefty sum, the trophy estate was snapped up at a whopping 44 percent discount on the $314 million asking price.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Kick back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20back. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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