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kicking around

ADVERB
somewhere
Synonyms
STRONGEST
around elsewhere here and there someplace
STRONG
somewheres
WEAK
about any old place around somewhere in one place or another parts unknown scattered someplace or another someplace or other
Antonyms
WEAK
nowhere
NOUN
abuse
Synonyms
STRONG
blame castigation censure curse curses defamation derision hosing insults invective knifing libel obloquy opprobrium put down quinine reproach revilement scolding signifying slander swearing tirade upbraiding vilification vituperation
WEAK
bad-mouthing pushing around
Antonyms
STRONG
approval commendation compliment exaltation flattery praise
WEAK
acclamation adulation aid help plaudit preservation respect

Example Sentences

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Second, this is hardly a new idea — it has been kicking around the political world since at least the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

Back at the port, a group of young boys are kicking around a ball in the street.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023

And you can feel this favored form under the novel-skin of “The Late Americans,” like kittens kicking around in a catsuit.

From New York Times • May 21, 2023

Ailes replaced Beck with a panel show, “The Five,” with four conservative pundits and one liberal kicking around the stories of the day.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023

There was a sugar cube kicking around in his pocket.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand