kick over

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Recent Examples of kick over Their first interaction on a Boston rooftop is almost a meet-cute — except that Lily’s dad died just a few days prior, and Ryle’s carrying his own grief and enough emotional anguish to kick over a chair. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2024 Any race penalty in a Sprint race that would normally kick over to the next race will be served during that weekend’s grand prix. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024 Now, the city is kicking over another hornet’s nest in setting the stage for a legal showdown over the meaning and scope of the 2016 law. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024 Investigators had more grounds for suspicion: Two .380 bullet casings were recovered on the passenger side of the patrol SUV, well away from the roadway, and no markings to suggest that they had been inadvertently kicked over or displaced by a car tire. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for kick over 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick over
Verb
  • The letter asks the transition team to turn over all information on any private firms already contracted by the Trump transition.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Just turn over each playing card and see who in your family can answer the question about you.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • That set off a scramble among House Republicans to find a new path forward, but members of their own party voted against a new bill Thursday, along with most Democrats.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This fact, more than anything else about the study, set off my BS detector.
    Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • On the witness stand last month, Momeni said Lee had attacked him in a fit of anger touched off by a joke.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But the defense has argued throughout trial that other factors could have touched off the blaze, and that even if the cause was the stun gun, there is no proof Crawford meant to pull the trigger.
    Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Baltimore County’s freezing weather shelters — the Eastern Family Resource Center at 9150 Franklin Square Drive in Rosedale and the Community Health Center at 1811 Woodlawn Drive in Woodlawn — are also activated for the season.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
  • He had just been activated to play after nursing a hamstring injury and missing Week 15.
    Sean Treppedi, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • One key aspect of the technology powering the A68 is the groundbreaking 2-second start.
    Kyle J. Russell, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the listings now have buy buttons, powered either by Shopify or by Perplexity’s own payment processing service.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • And the private sector is moving swiftly to meet growing demand for zero-carbon technologies and materials.
    Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This is a true win-now move and pushes Dallas closer to being legitimate title contenders again this season.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024

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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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