1
as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort
if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement
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as in to die
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to stop living
the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Recent Examples of kick in
And higher APRs only kick in for new loans, not old debts, as in the case of new applicants for store cards or new purchases.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
The 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will kick in via your January check (or direct deposit from SS).
—David Rae, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Additional cuts would kick in at 38% capacity, rising as high as another 3.9 million acre-feet, but those extra cuts would be shared equally among all seven states.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Tucker missed two field goals and an extra point in Sunday’s defeat – those seven points would have meant Baltimore would have been victorious – the first time he’s missed three kicks in a game in his 13-year career.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
The 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will kick in via your January check (or direct deposit from SS).
—David Rae, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Additional cuts would kick in at 38% capacity, rising as high as another 3.9 million acre-feet, but those extra cuts would be shared equally among all seven states.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Tucker missed two field goals and an extra point in Sunday’s defeat – those seven points would have meant Baltimore would have been victorious – the first time he’s missed three kicks in a game in his 13-year career.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick in
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Blood shortage grows in Middle Tennessee Weather conditions have contributed to a blood shortage in Middle Tennessee with blood banks noting several massive blood transfusions in the past day.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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From the dizzying array of different agave varieties available to the numerous distillation techniques, including ancestral ones that employ clay stills, each step in the production process contributes to the unique character of Mezcal.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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On Election Day, Ramirez and Hernandez found out Hernandez’s brother Johnny died, undocumented, in Minersville, Pa.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Those patients died less than two months after their surgeries and were too sick to leave the hospital.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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The proposal comes as Nissan is urgently cutting costs, having fallen behind in the global EV race, while both companies are struggling in the bruising Chinese automotive market.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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During the dot-com boom, many bearish voices on Wall Street fell silent, and some left their jobs, as their firms sought to profit from the boom by promoting or investing in Internet and tech stocks.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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As an elder goose notes, Brightbill would likely have perished had he not been adopted by a creature with the dedication to raise him and the skills (extendable arms, logical deduction) to keep him alive.Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her husband, John Jacob Astor the IV perished aboard the ship.Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Kick in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20in. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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