as in to out
to drive or force out
kicked out of the game for using bad language
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Recent Examples of kick out
Geminis are intellectual, clever, and sociable people who get a kick out of gathering information and discussing their findings with anyone who will listen.
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Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
Roosevelt didn’t get wise until a decade later, at which point he was kicked out without a degree.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Neighbors described the victim as a mainstay in the community, friendly and generous to regular customers, and the shooter as someone who’d been kicked out of the store before.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Or in moment situations kick out.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
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Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
Roosevelt didn’t get wise until a decade later, at which point he was kicked out without a degree.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Neighbors described the victim as a mainstay in the community, friendly and generous to regular customers, and the shooter as someone who’d been kicked out of the store before.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Or in moment situations kick out.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick out
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The procedures noted that in some cases, outing students to parents could be dangerous to their health and well-being, and school officials should ask the students for consent to notify their parents of the support plan.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The singer and actress, 38, embarked on her Small Rooms, Big Nerves music outing in January, marking her first time touring in more than a decade.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Brent Rooker, who hit a two-run homer to snap an 0-for-20 slump and give the Athletics a 2-0 lead in the first, had an RBI single to chase Gaddis.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Tollinche’s mom confronted them with a broom, chasing them away, a law enforcement source said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Pautler recommends ejecting pods after each use, as well as occasionally rinsing removable parts of the machines.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was ejected from Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals series against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center after striking Houston All-Star center Alperen Şengün in the head with his left forearm.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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That lawsuit, along with a countersuit by the PGA Tour, was dismissed a year later.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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There’s too much effort, too much time, and too much sincerity apparent behind this film to dismiss it outright.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Both will be surrounded by streaks of bright, reflective material that were cast out during the violent asteroid impacts that formed the craters.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Who would cast out the kind of characters that Tucker Carlson and company are encouraging?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Here’s what pest control costs to banish these pests from your home forever.—
Ana Durrani,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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And that would be true even during a typical presidency, to say nothing of one that has systematically attacked the freedom of the press, sought to disempower the WHCA, and banished some of its members.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Police said after the crash, the group ran off and one of the people fired shots at officers and an officer fired shots back.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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This will allow rain to soak down into the aquifers, instead of running off into storm drains and into the ocean.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Last year, federal prosecutors dropped the case after an appeals court threw out a sizable fine imposed by a lower court.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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But Crawford was caught stealing in the seventh inning by a catcher (Patrick Bailey) who had thrown out only two runners in 20 attempts this season.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Kick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20out. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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