Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked over
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The city has turned over the 2023 debt to a collection agency.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025 -
Officers also found a dog in the truck that was turned over to the family, per Schierbaum.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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But instead Lane, then 34, ambushed her — setting off a violent scramble through the residence that left Wilkins unconscious, her fetus cut from her womb.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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New Delhi — Around 20 million people in India’s capital woke up on Wednesday breathing the most polluted air of any major city in the world, a day after celebrations for the Diwali festival, during which revelers typically set off fireworks and firecrackers.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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That touched off an argument, during which Sweeney flashed a gun in his hip, according to the complaint.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Investigators said the gunfire stemmed from a dispute that touched off after the two groups left the basketball game.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the sense that their neighbors had previously turned on them.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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But nerding out on the game with former Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig turned on the bulb.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The ship immediately activated its emergency response and began a search in coordination with the Italian Coast Guard.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In response, the Jamaica Red Cross has activated emergency resources across eight parishes, supported by CHF 80,000 from the IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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While news of that lifeline briefly triggered a sharp rally earlier this month, the peso has since given up those gains and has tumbled by more than 40% against the greenback so far this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Since then, there was only one ‘dip’ in form all season in 2023-24, triggered by back-to-back losses to West Ham and Fulham.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These vortices are called flux ropes, and satellites had previously observed small flux ropes—but our work helped uncover how they are generated.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Louisville Tourism estimates that Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life generated nearly $43 million in local economic impact in 2025.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Kicked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20over. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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