kick over

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Recent Examples of kick over The Packers had blocked the kick over Matt Pryor on the left side, and Vikings defensive lineman Jerry Tillery pushed forward against Braxton Jones, next to Pryor, on his block. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024 Beijing may want to displace the United States from the center of the global economy, but that is a different matter from wanting to kick over the table altogether. Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2023 The story takes place in Louisville, Ky., where a group of teenage punks partying in a graveyard come face to face with the aftermath of two youths accidentally kicking over a barrel in a top-secret government facility. Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 One of them was charged with disturbing the peace, a 90-day misdemeanor, for kicking over flags of the pro-Israel counterprotesters and with ethnic intimidation, a misdemeanor with a maximum one-year sentence. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for kick over
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  • Read Next Crime & Courts CMPD crime lab analyst under investigation over ‘irregularities’ in tests, DA says March 27, 2024 1:01 PM The SBI turned over its findings last week, and Merriweather must now review the case file and decide whether or not to press charges.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This time frame makes sense, considering how often our skin cells naturally turn over.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • The high-profile deportations quickly set off a legal battle in the U.S.
    Annabelle Hanflig, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • However, smoke from the barbeque made its way inside the home, setting off the smoke detectors.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • Newsom has been a longtime and avid supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, so his remarks touched off a hissy fit among progressive Democrats.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Trump's tariffs touched off a stock market plunge in recent days.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • The system can only be activated under certain driving conditions, requiring specific environmental and traffic criteria to be met.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Carsley said during his spell as interim coach that White still had his ‘do not disturb’ status activated after Southgate’s departure last summer.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Westman Atelier’s skin tint evens out the complexion with a formula powered by skin-loving ingredients such as ginseng and pomegranate extract, sunflower and almond oil, and a ginger root complex.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
  • When enabled, Sentry Mode keeps a vehicle's camera and sensors powered on and ready to record suspicious activity.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The baby kept moving her fingers right around the dog's eyes, but Daisy Doo didn't care.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Once the pandemic came along, Stegemann moved bit by bit from Hamburg out to Bender’s in the countryside.
    Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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