kick in

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Recent Examples of kick in Until the matching grants kick in, DPW will use that money for strip-patching battered roads. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025 If Misa, a center, and Dickinson, a left-shot defenseman, play more than nine games for the Sharks this season, their entry-level contracts will kick in and put the Sharks at the 50-contract limit, assuming no other additions are made. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2025 Muscle memory kicks in, my body acclimates, and [the show’s routine] becomes less strenuous on the body. Ayana Underwood, Outside, 3 Oct. 2025 His 32 saves were his most since 2019, and the Red Sox almost had no choice but to extend the 37-year-old for another season (plus an option for 2027 that will kick in automatically if Chapman pitched 40 innings next year). Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kick in
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Verb
  • Aaron Byrd contributed motion graphics production.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • To their credit, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) continues to play an important role in promoting transparency and accountability in the garment sector, and its inclusion of freedom of association indicators in factory assessments contributes valuable data for policy dialogue.
    Sourcing Journal, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Coulson, a Miami lawyer, died unexpectedly last month.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Which is interesting, given that Lillard died in the first film.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • However, compared to his older stepbrothers, his net worth falls a little bit short.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The role of Doug McBride, who was played byJason Graham, perished in a car crash.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Almost all 19 of the people who died in the blaze perished in the neighborhood.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Kick in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20in. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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