kickers

Definition of kickersnext
plural of kicker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kickers
Noun
  • Hundreds of students streamed through the cafeteria of Thurgood Marshall Elementary School on Thursday, showing off new kicks, books, and bright smiles.
    Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Cleveland Cavaliers pro-baller and Adidas are collaborating with the rapper's brand, The Marathon Clothing, with the release of the royal blue Harden Volume 10 kicks, according to a press release from Adidas.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • With only a fraction of the boxes catalogued, there will undoubtedly be more surprises in store for archaeologists at the Valkhof Museum.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The hosts talk about any surprises on the list, and also who would be the first of the current list to drop out of the top five.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But less attention was given to other bombshells dropped about vaccines that day.
    Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That’s not to say there isn’t a company-wide stupor after last week’s bombshells.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Amid a drumbeat of disclosures that begin to exact consequences for some powerful people — particularly Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain's former Prince Andrew — Congress passed legislation to force the Justice Department to disclose its investigative files on Epstein.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The legislation Amid a drumbeat of disclosures that begin to exact consequences for some powerful people — particularly Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain’s former Prince Andrew — Congress passed legislation to force the Justice Department to disclose its investigative files on Epstein.
    Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Potential exposures in Niles occurred on the evening of March 26.
    Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • No human or animal exposures were associated with the incident as of Thursday, and no other rabies cases have been identified, according to police.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Keaton Wagler and David Mirković have been the revelations that have cemented this team as one of the best in Illinois history ahead of the Final Four.
    Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Personal doubts and revelations about his own family shake his confidence.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Steel yourself; the pessimists will have gravitas.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
  • January’s 130,000 gain quieted the pessimists, proving that the labor market had found a floor.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Kickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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