kicked off

verb

Definition of kicked offnext
past tense of kick off
1
as in began
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question

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2
as in died
slang to stop living surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked off
  1. began
  2. died
  3. commenced
  4. fell
  5. started
  6. opened
  7. perished
  8. launched
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  • It's only been won three times, which is the fewest won in any single year since the game began.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As workers began preparing the site for a speedy demolition, people began gathering across the street of what was left of the church.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of began
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  • The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Judy Belushi-Pisano, 73, died July 5.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of died
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  • That commenced a vagabond tour of the big leagues in which Henderson played for seven different teams over his final eight seasons — including a fourth stint in Oakland in 1998.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Vaccinations commenced in December 2020.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of commenced
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  • Similar patterns follow after European contact: When settlers felled northern Wisconsin’s white pine forests, tribes like the Menominee turned to trees such as hemlock and butternut.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Tent poles, for instance, are made from trees that have been naturally felled by elephants, and the whole camp runs on solar power.
    Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of fell
Verb
  • The cold of the night had returned, and the baby had started to shiver.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That’s quite a feat for a team that started playing football in 1925.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of started
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  • In addition to the station, Ford purchased the 270,000-square-foot Book Depository next door, which opened in 2023 with the Newlab incubator.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Davis opened as a massive favorite at (-2000).
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of opened
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  • Previous studies of these bones proposed that the inhabitants perished in a house fire.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The people who lived here over 5,600 years ago ate mostly plants, farmed, and some may have perished in an accidental fire.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of perished
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  • The agency launched a cumulative impact assessment to better understand the combined health effects of various pollution sources and took enforcement action against some polluters.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The change in April will mark the second price increase since Mega Millions was launched.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of launched
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