kicked around

past tense of kick around
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked around
Verb
  • Indeed, neither Phillips nor Phoenix was sure about making a sequel, and for a time contemplated putting on a Broadway show instead, before ultimately committing to the movie.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In practice, the Bureau of Land Management only approved Gemini after the bureau’s local staff contemplated rejecting the project.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The music will be played live by the LA Opera Orchestra under the direction of resident conductor Lina González-Granados.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Quarterback Matthew Stafford has played well in an offense still missing star receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua and several starting linemen.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Attendees walked through metal detectors and got their bags checked to enter, while several security guards roamed the building.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Along the edges of the enclosure, packs of low-ranking males roamed from burrow to burrow, harassing the females.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Bozanich, who did not believe that José Menendez abused the brothers, said that even if their account is accepted as true, they were still convicted of gunning down their parents in cold blood.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The dismissals by the social media giant targeted those who had consistently abused the system over an extended period.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Feature Importance Feature importance is often considered a default method for explainable AI (XAI).
    Vinay Kumar Sankarapu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, as Chinese crude import levels continue to disappoint and global economic uncertainties persist, even the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries — considered to be among the more bullish demand forecasters out in the market — now expects lower demand growth both in 2024 and 2025.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Elton was also fabulous, though my mind admittedly wandered much of the time.
    Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There’s hints also that Gandalf may have come earlier than the third age and wandered amongst some of the peoples of Middle-earth.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The defendant had told police that Connor was bullied and had threatened to take his life.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Attendance plummeted during the record-losing season, and the media bullied Reinsdorf, imploring him to cash out.
    Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Levi’s has entertained the idea of selling the brand several times.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • None of the other three women entertained the suggestion.
    Ridah Syed, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
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