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as in contributed
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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as in died
slang
to stop living
the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Recent Examples of kicked in
As the numbness wore off, the anger kicked in.
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Lonnie Van Horn, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
English football has already made history in the Champions League season, before the proverbial ball has been kicked in anger.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Romo never kicked in a game for the Patriots, but was brought in last December and was competing during camp with sixth-round selection Andres Borregales this preseason.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
That was the turning point where the real relative strength kicked in.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Thankfully, muscle memory kicked in.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The Botox kicked in after about a week, softening my forehead lines and keeping my expressions natural.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
That is, until Sporting’s post-60th-minute magic kicked in yet again.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Season three — the one that aired last summer — was where the deeply predictable backlash kicked in.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025
Lonnie Van Horn, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
English football has already made history in the Champions League season, before the proverbial ball has been kicked in anger.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Romo never kicked in a game for the Patriots, but was brought in last December and was competing during camp with sixth-round selection Andres Borregales this preseason.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
That was the turning point where the real relative strength kicked in.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Thankfully, muscle memory kicked in.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The Botox kicked in after about a week, softening my forehead lines and keeping my expressions natural.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
That is, until Sporting’s post-60th-minute magic kicked in yet again.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Season three — the one that aired last summer — was where the deeply predictable backlash kicked in.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked in
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Graduate students Brian Elder and Jared Anklam, postdoctoral associates Jian Teng and Saebom Lee, and other collaborators contributed to the research.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Reporting by the Associated Press contributed to this article.—
Robert Birsel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 65,000 Palestinians have died so far in the Israel-Hamas war.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kirk died on September 10 during a public Turning Point USA event hosted by the activist at Utah Valley University.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The prizes were donated by various large corporations, including Wells Fargo, Fairmont, the San Francisco Giants, the A’s, Oracle, Door Dash, Aquarium of the Pacific and others.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood star and Wrexham AFC co-owner Ryan Reynolds has donated UK£10,000 ($13,638) to help a 13-year-old Welsh girl battling a rare heart cancer visit New York City this Christmas.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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The outlet noted that the dead included a mother and daughter and three family members, who all perished together in the waters.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the summer of 2019, more than 6,200 koalas in New South Wales – 15% of the state's population – are thought to have perished in the devastating fires.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Kicked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20in. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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