kick over

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Recent Examples of kick over Those charges were dropped, and the case was kicked over to the Commission on Judicial Conduct, which set forth its stinging summary of the case that now falls under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025 What actually happens if every department kicked over $100,000 to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, thereby doubling its $2-million budget? Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 Francis De Vries looped his kick over the congregated hoard and toward the far post, just beyond the goalkeeper’s hopeful reach. Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 In the penultimate episode of Season 3 of The White Lotus, Rick confronts his father's killer Jim Hollinger, brandishes his gun, decides not to commit murder, kicks over the old man's chair, and finds closure. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kick over
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Verb
  • The Leaving Neverland director admits to being a little sheepish about turning over the film to Channel 4 because of the nature of his interviewees, but says the broadcaster was fully supportive.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 July 2025
  • Young pointed to the Rangers’ 2023 season as an example of how quickly tides can turn over the course of 162 games.
    Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
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  • But its interest would set off a free-for-all among large railroads and pose a test of the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for industrial consolidation.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
  • Holmes had set off tear gas grenades and indiscriminately shot people using multiple firearms.
    AZCentral.com, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • The pyrotechnics facility, located at County Road 23 and County Road 86A in Esparto, exploded around 6 p.m. Tuesday and touched off a 78-acre fire.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
  • Blackburn's comments touched off speculation among gamblers.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Leo activates your solar 10th house, urging bold moves, leadership, and visibility.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 24 July 2025
  • Houck’s rehab assignment was due to expire last week, but rather than activate or option the right-hander, the Red Sox returned him to the injured list.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • Every few years, the video game industry invents what many people expect to become the future of play—VR headsets, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and currently, non-player characters (NPCs) powered by large language models (LLMs).
    Ben Kim, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Among the projects will be the construction of data centers to help provide the enormous amounts of energy needed to power AI.
    Jessica Riley, CBS News, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Residents of several communities were ordered to move inland to higher ground.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 20 July 2025
  • If practice is canceled or moved indoors due to the weather, paid ticket days will be provided with a makeup date, not a refund.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 July 2025

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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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