1
as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort
if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement
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2
as in to die
slang
to stop living
the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Recent Examples of kick in
Last May, South Korea became one of the first countries in Asia to mandate SAF on international flights, with the ruling slated to kick in by 2027.
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Google spent $11 million lobbying to kill the journalism-support legislation, but eventually agreed to kick in at least something.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
In scenes reminiscent of John Cassavetes’ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Harry digs himself into a hole after lifting a stranger’s bag from his retro car, and this is where the film’s central thesis really kicks in.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
The fee will now kick in on Sunday.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Google spent $11 million lobbying to kill the journalism-support legislation, but eventually agreed to kick in at least something.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
In scenes reminiscent of John Cassavetes’ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Harry digs himself into a hole after lifting a stranger’s bag from his retro car, and this is where the film’s central thesis really kicks in.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
The fee will now kick in on Sunday.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick in
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Sebastian Shukla, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Jennifer Hansler and Moriah Thomas contributed to this report.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and Ryan Morik contributed to this report.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Giuffre died by suicide last year at age 41.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lauryn Hill will perform a tribute to D'Angelo, who died of cancer in October at the age of 51, and Roberta Flack, who died in February at age 88.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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With a light snow falling outside McCamish Pavilion, Henri Veesaar gave North Carolina (17-4, 5-3 ACC) a devastating 1-2 punch on the inside with 20 points and 12 rebounds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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These cycles, which last about 11 years, mark periods of rising and falling solar activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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My father worked in the garment district on Delancey Street — the same neighborhood where, decades earlier, women perished in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire because factory owners decided safety precautions cost too much.—
Michelle A. Williams,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Not long after Bubba's funeral, the men who killed him begin to perish in a series of mysterious accidents.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Kick in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20in. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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