kickers

Definition of kickersnext
plural of kicker
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Noun
  • Some girls love corsages; Amelia loves comfy kicks.
    Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In all, there were a total of 65 kicks to the victim’s head, Sapolu testified.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Back at Big Thunder, there will be other fresh surprises, including 2,000 bats added in the approach to the ride’s rainbow caverns.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The rest of my day included more life-affirming surprises.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Here are the 10 biggest bombshells from the WWE legend's final interview.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But less attention was given to other bombshells dropped about vaccines that day.
    Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 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
  • Warsh’s recent financial disclosures are putting the carveout on display.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Frost Bank has not reported the breach to the Texas Attorney General’s Office, according to the agency’s public database, which tracks disclosures required under state law.
    Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • David Peden, a pediatric immunologist and allergist focused on environmental exposures and the director of the UNC Clinical Research Alliance, said that ozone exposure does two main things.
    Eva Flowe April 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Combining telescope optics with cameras and image processing, smart telescopes take short exposures and layer them, which produces a cleaner signal.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Those were among the biggest revelations from general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan during a Wednesday morning chat with WQAM’s Joe Rose.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes those revelations are heavy.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 28 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 1 May. 2026.

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