kid (oneself)

Definition of kid (oneself)next

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid (oneself)
Verb
  • To be sure, stable average prices can conceal the reality that some patients face higher expenses while others see lower costs.
    Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Plaintiffs also accuse the companies of failing to warn users about the risks of using their products and of deliberately concealing their dangers.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Rakan Mayasi Post-production, hybrid, 100 min In a valley veiled by fog and tribal codes, two sisters walk into the night not as daughters, but as offerings— where blood, memory, and silence attempt to keep the fire from spreading.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Things have been bad between Bass and Horvath for more than a year, with the two Democrats taking veiled, and sometimes not-so-veiled, swipes at each other.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This means that bills get hearings, debates happen in public, and legislators are required to vote on issues instead of hiding behind process.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Maybe Mark Kelly and several other dissident members of Congress are hiding the sun in a big bag.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The individual, their face covered in a ski mask, appears to fiddle with the camera with a gloved hand before turning away to look for something to obscure the lens.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But despite the new program’s promising rhetoric, the scientific framing of the announcement obscures a deeper policy problem.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Every possible explanation that isn’t ruled out or contradicted by the already-existing data should be considered, and each hypothesis should be tested and examined as rigorously as possible.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But surveillance footage released by Patel’s former attorney appeared to contradict the woman’s version of events, and the case quickly made international headlines.
    Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Kid (oneself).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid%20%28oneself%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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