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as in kick
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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of kicker
All of the toys also have an element to help engage their natural instincts to hunt prey, like a fun kicker toy or a puzzle toy so your cat has to use their pecan-sized brain to get rewarded with delicious, smelly treats.
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Molly Higgins, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
Boise State has two kickers participating in spring practice — junior Evan Kiely and redshirt junior Jarrett Reeser — while Australian freshman Roland Podesta has been limited with a leg injury.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Simmons also expressed confidence in starting kicker Noah Grant, a UAB transfer.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
New special teams coordinator Pete Alamar has been impressed with what he’s seen from his young kicker.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Molly Higgins, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
Boise State has two kickers participating in spring practice — junior Evan Kiely and redshirt junior Jarrett Reeser — while Australian freshman Roland Podesta has been limited with a leg injury.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Simmons also expressed confidence in starting kicker Noah Grant, a UAB transfer.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
New special teams coordinator Pete Alamar has been impressed with what he’s seen from his young kicker.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicker
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Sasaki tweaked his delivery during a bullpen session more than a week ago — aligning his back leg and shoulder to better emphasize his extreme leg kick and straighten his direction to the plate — and found a way to throw fastballs consistently over the plate.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Russian slipped the kick through everyone’s legs and into the side netting.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Loneliness Of The Founder’s Journey One of the biggest surprises was how isolating the founder’s role can be.—
Maks Dzherikhov,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Even as Paraguay continues to shock CONMEBOL and Africa’s state of qualifying has sprung some surprises, New Zealand, 86th in FIFA’s world ranking, will need to incorporate at least some of the hard-nosed approach that made 2010 a galvanizing moment.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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But the Bay Area revelation of Playoff Jimmy changes the calculus.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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To underline this point, the hour closes with the revelation that Abby’s group has finally tracked down its quarry, and are very close to Jackson.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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Other appliances like toaster ovens, air fryers, and crock pots also pose a safety risk (especially if they’re not cleaned properly after use).—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2025
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Briefly soaking the crock before scouring it can help to loosen stuck-on food.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Feb. 2025
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But Galloway made no such disclosure about her connection to the business on Americana Boulevard.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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The government asserts that no information has been shared under the memorandum to date, and any future disclosures would be lawful and protected by stringent confidentiality requirements.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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After Kev drops that bombshell on Harry, the two laugh over the fact that that's far from the worst thing Conrad has ever done.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Prince Andrew stepped back from his public duties in 2019 following his bombshell interview with the BBC about his ties to Epstein.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In another survey, optimists were 40% more likely to get promoted over the next year, six times more likely to be highly engaged at work and five times less likely to burn out than pessimists.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The power basketball conferences have dominated, and because power means football, and football means money, specifically more NIL money to use as tokens for players to use the NCAA transfer portal, pessimists see the mid-majors such as San Diego State on life support.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Goosed along by Cliff Martinez’s ghostly electronic score, Soderbergh taps into our collective inner hypochondriac, making every character’s sniffle or rubbed eye bristle with potential danger.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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To position Cohn in bed next to Trump, a notorious hypochondriac, highlights their strained relationship as Trump rose and Cohn fell in New York high society.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
8 Oct. 2024
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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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