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Recent Examples of kicker
Then, to my utter amazement, four geese tumbled one by one out of the line-stone dead, not even a kicker.
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Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
The Packers had more than three decades of high-level kickers with Chris Jacke (1989-1996), Ryan Longwell (1997-2005) and Mason Crosby (2007-2022).
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The deal includes a team option as well as a trade kicker.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
The Ravens selected a kicker in April’s NFL draft and subsequently cut Tucker during the spring, even though his contract had three years left.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
The Packers had more than three decades of high-level kickers with Chris Jacke (1989-1996), Ryan Longwell (1997-2005) and Mason Crosby (2007-2022).
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The deal includes a team option as well as a trade kicker.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
The Ravens selected a kicker in April’s NFL draft and subsequently cut Tucker during the spring, even though his contract had three years left.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicker
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Suddenly, the baby delivers what seems to be a distinct kick, causing the dog's eyes to come open in confusion.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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That footnote could end up being quite a kick to the rears of grantees, awardees and contractors in universities, medical centers and other research organizations around the country.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The surprise success piles pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which after Sunday’s elections has now lost its majority in both the lower and upper houses.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Another pleasant surprise was the hotel’s fantastic, efficient service.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
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Of course, peeling back the truth of the woman’s death leads to many other unpleasant revelations.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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But Stewart's 40-year friendship and collaborative relationship with Bob Dylan is a revelation for most.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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While there’s no kitchen, the bar offers daily specials that might include oysters, beef bourguignon (served out of a crock pot), red beans and rice and lobster rolls, among others.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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From storage baskets for cutting boards to stylish utensil crocks, Ina Garten shared her must-have kitchen items with Food Network to help her fans spruce up their kitchens with her daily essentials.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2025
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This disclosure comes as enterprises face dual pressures - implementing AI to stay competitive while fulfilling sustainability commitments.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Prosecutors face punishing deadlines and disclosure burdens.—
Marc Molinaro,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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The Journal’s report on Trump’s letter to Epstein came as a bombshell as controversy had already been intensifying over the president’s relationship with the late financier.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The Islander entered the Fiji villa on Day 5 as a bombshell and quickly found herself in a love triangle between Ace Greene and Chelley Bissainthe.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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The researchers also found that optimistic people showed bigger differences between brain patterns for emotionally positive and negative events than pessimists did.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
21 July 2025
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To the pessimists among them, Hollywood’s most personal profession has lost its human touch.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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Goosed along by Cliff Martinez’s ghostly electronic score, Soderbergh taps into our collective inner hypochondriac, making every character’s sniffle or rubbed eye bristle with potential danger.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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To position Cohn in bed next to Trump, a notorious hypochondriac, highlights their strained relationship as Trump rose and Cohn fell in New York high society.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
8 Oct. 2024
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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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