KICKED OVER Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

kicked over

verb

past tense of kick over

as in turned over

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At least 10 states have voluntarily turned over the personal information of millions of voters to the Justice Department.

— Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
At this point, all the waters in the lake have literally turned over.

— Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Definition of turned over

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In Canton, Ohio, a 46-year-old woman was shot in the back while asleep in bed after a man and others reportedly fired weapons into the air and set off fireworks to celebrate the holiday late Friday night.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Kevin Pina’s rocket set off an eruption of joy, only for Cape Verde to trail at half-time mostly because of Maximiliano Araujo, the only Uruguay attacker showing any semblance of form.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of set off

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The order prompted the company to disable all global access to the two advanced systems and touched off intensive talks toward a resolution.

— Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 27 June 2026
The plans have touched off stiff opposition from neighbors worried about soil erosion, already a problem in an area of steeply sloping topography, and potential well contamination.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026

Definition of touched off

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Advanced models can be turned on critical infrastructure or used to probe nuclear command and control systems, and this is not hypothetical.

— Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
While Kalshi and Polymarket are both billion-dollar brands, the already controversial prediction market could be turned on its head if the man controlling Facebook and Instagram gets his way.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 29 June 2026

Definition of turned on

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If that goes well, he could be activated during the final series before the All-Star break.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 July 2026
It's also activated its voluntary load reduction program and is asking large commercial and industrial customers to cut their electricity use.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of activated

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These episodes have been triggered by intense heat domes — stubborn areas of high pressure that lock hot air in place — and are clearly supercharged by global warming, experts say.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Throughout the game, seeing green shirts on the large screen triggered cheers through the crowd, while boos came up when yellow kits were displayed.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

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