KICKING OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

kicking out

verb

present participle of kick out

as in dismissing

to drive or force out kicked out of the game for using bad language

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Recent Examples of kicking out Polaris is also a huge star, kicking out more than 2500 times more light than our sun. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026 One man was accused of then kicking out the remaining glass and trying to escape, police said in a statement. — CBS News, 11 June 2026 One man was accused of then kicking out the remaining glass and trying to escape, police said in a statement. — ABC News, 10 June 2026 The panel’s new ruling would keep the military from kicking out current service members named in the lawsuit, but wouldn’t allow new transgender recruits to join. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 But some who attended Starmer’s speech said kicking out the man who led them to victory in 2024 would be counterproductive. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Defensively, Embiid’s size has prevented Boston from driving to the basket and kicking out to 3-point shooters. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 1 May 2026 As the piece was about to air, Pelley said, that the segment had featured shots of protesters being aggressive in confrontations with officers, including Pretti, who was shown kicking out a taillight of a police car. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 June 2026 Oscillating between a bumbling brute and an ironic ignoramus, Marvel Studios sees the God of Thunder more like the God of Blunder, kicking out the knees of the steady 2011 film in favour of single-digit IQ humour. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026

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Verb

The program was established by state lawmakers in 2018 as a way to help stem the tide of mental illness in jails and prisons, usually by dismissing cases and offering treatment for the underlying conditions behind a defendant’s arrest.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Manchester, for example, was in court for a year after dismissing a contractor from the Parkade redevelopment job, and ended up paying $2 million.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

Definition of dismissing

Verb

The relatively painless prices for ejecting bad contracts continued at this year’s trade deadline.

— Harman Dayal, New York Times, 20 June 2026
The pilot sustained minor injuries after ejecting from the plane and was transported to the hospital, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said.

— Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 14 June 2026

Definition of ejecting

Verb

Imanaga recovered a bit after the leadoff home run, but the Cardinals lineup coaxed long at-bats and drove up his pitch count, chasing the left-hander from the game after 4 2/3 innings.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
These businesses live or die by people answering phones, booking jobs, chasing payments and calming down upset customers.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of chasing

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But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of banishing

Verb

But so a modern car, like a Bronco, the powertrain’s running off electronics, right?

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026
Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha is another right-footed left-winger, but is charged with partnering an overlapping full-back and running off central midfield tempo-setters such as Bruno Fernandes.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of running off

Verb

After several decades of turning out the Bunker camp, Republicans have struggled to retain their support.

— Alex Rosado, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
The sunny season is really just heating up, but Palmer has been turning out look after look in anticipation of summer, this perky ponytail included.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 June 2026

Definition of turning out

Verb

An earlier decision from the court throwing out Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act came early enough that some red states were able to scramble and redraw congressional district lines to further favor Republicans.

— Tamara Keith, NPR, 1 July 2026
Greg Abel celebrates after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Iowa Cubs played the Buffalo Bisons on June 25, 2026.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 27 June 2026

Definition of throwing out

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