KICK IN Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

kick in

verb

Definition of kick in

as in to contribute

to make a donation as part of a group effort if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement

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as in to die

slang to stop living the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90

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Recent Examples of kick in Not only do fans know exactly when the ads will kick in—ironically, baseball’s inherent timelessness lends itself to supporting TV’s most rigorously standardized commercial format—but the breaks themselves are agreeably brief. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Suder sweetened the deal by kicking in $9,000 toward repairs. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Bill Irwin isn’t going anywhere — knock on all available wood — except quickly to the imaginary bathroom just off stage right several times a night as his character’s regimen of enemas kicks in. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Turning on the heat a couple of hours before peak hours and turning it off after the higher rate kicks in can save you money. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kick in

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Vargas completed 34 of 57 passes for 363 yards with Lucas Sunwall (8 catches-113 yards), Trevi Preische (7-86) and Sameer Johnson (8-79) all contributing.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Information for this article was contributed by David Biller and Samuel Petrequin of The Associated Press.

— ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

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Kate Whiteman, the woman who first filed a lawsuit against the men, died in late 2025 at age 45 in Australia.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Rent played its first preview off-Broadway, at the New York Theatre Workshop, on January 25, 1996—the same day that Jonathan Larson, its 35-year-old composer and librettist, died suddenly at his home in Manhattan.

— Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of die

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In the film, Carrie impales Margaret (Piper Laurie) with flying kitchen knives, crucified within a door frame, before perishing herself.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Eons ago a star up to 30 times the mass of our sun collapsed and perished, forming a black hole.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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