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
  • The shooting set off a massive search, with investigators now offering a total reward of $60,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The 64-year-old Unity Township, Pa., woman set off hours earlier in her car, along with her 5-year-old granddaughter, who was later found safe and asleep inside her vehicle.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • That incident touched off a rare online discussion over the mental health of Chinese society and whether a string of recent high-profile attacks in other major cities could reflect deeper stresses as the nation’s economy slows.
    Peter Guo, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In most cases, the memo said, home alarm systems were not activated and most of the homes were unoccupied at the time.
    Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • When the fire broke out the night of Dec. 9, school officials started communicating with students around 11 p.m. and activated the shelter-in-place protocol about two hours later, spreading the word through text messages, email, social media, and by going door to door.
    Amy Taxin and Eric Thayer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The company’s products use the same silicon technology found in miniature devices using the same reliable silicon technology powering billions of smart devices worldwide.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 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
Verb
  • The vehicles were moving quickly down the straight.
    Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 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 26 Dec. 2024.

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