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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2
as in to die
slang
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
This can be a very broad category, ranging from spanking, to slapping someone in the face, to using accessories like riding crops, to getting kicked in the crotch.
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Quispe López, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Tied to the proposal are tax breaks and incentives the City Council previously approved back in 2018 for Cordish’s Light towers, including the city kicking in $17 million for a parking garage.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Arizona's minimum wage is $14.70 per hour after a 35-cent inflation adjustment kicked in on Jan. 1.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
But that changes next season, when Tua Tagovailoa’s cap number rises from its current to $9.5 million to $39.4 million when his four-year, $212 million extension kicks in.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Quispe López, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Tied to the proposal are tax breaks and incentives the City Council previously approved back in 2018 for Cordish’s Light towers, including the city kicking in $17 million for a parking garage.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Arizona's minimum wage is $14.70 per hour after a 35-cent inflation adjustment kicked in on Jan. 1.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
But that changes next season, when Tua Tagovailoa’s cap number rises from its current to $9.5 million to $39.4 million when his four-year, $212 million extension kicks in.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tariffs, however, might have the biggest impact on the economy and financial institutions globally. — CNBC’s Sam Meredith, Ryan Ermey, Annie Nova, Rebecca Picciotto, Evelyn Cheng and Lim Hui Jie contributed to this report.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany contributed reporting.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Takeyama Jeffrey Takeyama, 69, died in the Palisades Fire.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Two other kids, Steven and Leeann, died in 2012 of lung disease and in 2022 of ALS, respectively.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed American ideal fell short of reality.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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No snow was reported, so maybe a trace at best fell, Hinson said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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An additional five animals at a private animal sanctuary in Colorado — two tigers, one lion, a mountain lion and a fox — also perished from eating the food.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The thousands who have lost so much in the Los Angeles wildfires will soon wrestle with how to rebuild the lives that perished with their homes.—
Billy Witz,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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