kick (about)

verb

Definition of kick (about)next
as in to object (to)

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  1. doubt
  2. protest
  3. resist
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  • Neither the State Police nor the district attorney’s office would disclose what led them to doubt Mascia’s story.
    Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Many are deeply concerned about the health of public institutions, and many doubt that the results of this election will be a genuine expression of the people’s will.
    Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of doubt
Verb
  • Joe Gibbs Racing cannot protest the ruling and on Monday morning Christopher Bell threw some shade on social media with a passive aggressive dig that Chevys were in cahoots to advance their own drivers.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Puerto Rican activists are protesting Trump's October Madison Square Garden rally.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of protest
Verb
  • California’s choice to resist potential policies that are threatening to its citizens is very necessary.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • However, Buffett has apparently resisted any temptation to influence the race.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of resist
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kick (about)

kick around

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“Kick (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20%28about%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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