Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked over
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Prosecutors on Wednesday turned over photographs the victim took while on the date.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025 -
And a chair in the middle of the tent was turned over.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The ball smashes into the floodlights, and Hobbs sets off on his victory trot, in slow motion, with sparks cascading behind him like fireworks.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Rumors The identification of Rivas set off a wave of speculation and rumor, especially regarding her possible ties to Burke.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bailey did more than amplify the Giants’ resurgent playoff hopes when his bases-clearing home run clinched a 5-1 victory and touched off mass euphoria in China Basin.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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An investigation by The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, found that the fire was allowed to burn for seven days after a July 4 lightning strike touched off the blaze – even as fuel and weather conditions repeatedly reached the brink of critical thresholds for fire risk.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The life-saving service, which automatically shares the caller's precise location, became more widely available earlier this year after mobile operator T-Mobile turned on its text-to-911 service in cooperation with SpaceX's Starlink satellites for all existing cell phones less than four years old.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The deputy turned on the emergency lights and sirens, but Dixon continued to drive two miles before stopping.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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As noted above, the $300 bonus offer is easily activated with a $5 bet on either game.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is activated by a dedicated button, and there's a regular brake pedal too for those who prefer not to drive this way.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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These two triggered the idea of creating a game and using a kind of Monopoly-type board game.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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This design enables the metamaterial to switch between open and closed states when triggered by a magnetic field.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Federal prosecutors charged a UK teenager with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and other crimes in connection with the network intrusions of 47 US companies that generated more than $115 million in ransomware payments over a three-year span.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
19 Sep. 2025
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The report by the Deportation Data Project was generated using ICE documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Kicked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20over. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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