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as in to debate
to give serious and careful thought to
the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office
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as in to play
to spend time in aimless activity
I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions
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as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing
spent the afternoon kicking around, while his wife bought out the mall
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as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
after spending a year in Europe kicking around, the backpacker was ready to return home
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as in to abuse
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
children who were raised by an alcoholic father who regularly kicked them around
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Recent Examples of kick around
Chicago’s name gets kicked around a lot, dragged by people politically invested in our failure or decline.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
On April 21, The New York Times published an article about various incentives the White House is kicking around in hopes of reversing the country’s historically low birth rate.
—Seyward Darby, Vogue, 3 May 2025
As good as all the players in Dead Outlaw are, the show belongs to Durand, who has kicked around Broadway for some 20 years in shows from Spring Awakening and the Go Gos jukeboxer Head Over Heels to the 2023 crowd-pleaser Shucked.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
Republicans have been kicking around the idea of a roughly 40 percent top tax bracket on income above $1 million amid talks about the sweeping reconciliation package GOP lawmakers are crafting.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
On April 21, The New York Times published an article about various incentives the White House is kicking around in hopes of reversing the country’s historically low birth rate.
—Seyward Darby, Vogue, 3 May 2025
As good as all the players in Dead Outlaw are, the show belongs to Durand, who has kicked around Broadway for some 20 years in shows from Spring Awakening and the Go Gos jukeboxer Head Over Heels to the 2023 crowd-pleaser Shucked.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
Republicans have been kicking around the idea of a roughly 40 percent top tax bracket on income above $1 million amid talks about the sweeping reconciliation package GOP lawmakers are crafting.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick around
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In fact, a simple search for side part on TikTok will generate a range of videos debating whether the look is either cheugy or the comeback style of the century.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Body camera footage obtained by his attorney, Keith Rutman, shows officers debating whether to take him to a nearby psychiatric hospital.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Both Earps and Hampton have played a very similar number of minutes and faced a very similar number of shots, but Earps’ shot-stopping has not been as strong, conceding 1.6 goals more than expected, based on the quality of shots faced.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Baty plays second base on days when Vientos starts at the hot corner, and Vientos gets DH days to get Baty at third.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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Those two have scheduled meet and greets, but other characters like The Invisible Man and Ygor roam throughout Dark Universe.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Also known as the Siberian tiger, the Amur tiger is the largest living cat in the world and primarily roams the Russian Far East, with a few straying into northeastern China.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The bill was named after Trey Carlock, a Dallas native who died by suicide in 2019 at the age of 28 after being abused by a Missouri summer camp director.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Two tribal nations filed a lawsuit saying that the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations of Native children were systematically abused.—
Graham Lee Brewer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Volta gave demonstrations to scientific institutes across Europe with esteemed attendees, including Napoleon Bonaparte, and entertained audiences in theaters with electric devices.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
26 May 2025
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It's marketed firmly at the latter, a STEM tool designed to educate and entertain children from 6 upwards, who have a burgeoning interest in space.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
24 May 2025
Verb
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As Molly and Guy start to fool around, things get hot and heavy, but Ernie has a job to do.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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As Molly and Guy start to fool around, things get hot and heavy, but Ernie has a job to do.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Across the street, walking to their apartments, Marta Becerra, 50, and Margarita Mota, 60, said people from the parking structure had wandered into their apartment complex, stealing bicycles and other items from people’s porches.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Any Colorado wolves that wander into Utah, New Mexico or Arizona will be retrieved and brought back to the Centennial State, under agreements state wildlife officials inked with those neighboring states.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 May 2025
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And the base station is easy to take apart for tray cleaning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2025
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Rollins took apart the announce table to prepare for a Shield Bomb.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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