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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of kicker
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed kicker Chris Boswell to a four-year contract extension, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter.
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell agreed to a four year, $28 million extension, tying him with Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey for the richest contract ever given at the position.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Speaking of last year, when McAfee’s Indiana Pacers squared off against the Knicks, there was no love lost between the former NFL kicker and the Happy Gilmore 2 actor.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Serna will arrive over the summer and become the only kicker on the roster with four-year college experience.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell agreed to a four year, $28 million extension, tying him with Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey for the richest contract ever given at the position.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Speaking of last year, when McAfee’s Indiana Pacers squared off against the Knicks, there was no love lost between the former NFL kicker and the Happy Gilmore 2 actor.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Serna will arrive over the summer and become the only kicker on the roster with four-year college experience.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicker
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Hosted by Shania Twain, the award show delivered on emotional moments, fun surprises and plenty of performances.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Kenan Thompson turned a teacher tribute into the room’s sweetest surprise.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Beach balls appeared among fans in the South Bank within six minutes of kick-off.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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For one thing, that extra speed—plus a spike in spin, which has allowed pitchers to throw harder while also making the ball swerve, dive, and kick—has given pitchers an even greater advantage over batters than before.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The revelations devastated his credibility and altered the public image of the LAPD for years to come.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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But the real revelation of the night may have been the arrangements themselves.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The report also notes that 10 Republican state attorneys general have urged the SEC to closely examine OpenAI’s disclosures ahead of a potential public offering, while Congress has separately requested information about the company’s safeguards around conflicts of interest.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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The president’s annual financial disclosure, a broader filing that includes business assets and income, such as golf resorts and crypto ventures, is expected in the coming months.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Keep countertops clear by forgoing a crock and hanging cooking tools using S hooks on a tension rod along the backsplash instead.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, even today, the Crock-Pot brand still produces many slow-cooker products with removable oven-safe stoneware crocks.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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The blonde bombshell supermodel has been hosting, judging, and executive producing on the series since its inception in 2006.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
15 May 2026
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Making opera history with Denyce Graves About a week later, Graves dropped a bombshell.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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The most explicit objector was Vance, who has been consistently opposed to foreign adventurism, and to this Iran war in particular.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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But that decision has now been overruled after Haley and a second objector appealed it to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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