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kicking in

VERB

contribute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ante up donate pony up

WEAK

chip in commit dish out dole out fork over furnish give hand out hand over pitch in provide

Example Sentences

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The footage shows Kara’s superpowers kicking in for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The effort includes a partnership with Ford in Detroit, where Bloomberg and the automaker are kicking in $2.5 million each, partly to fund new auto-repair bays for high schoolers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“As the SpaceX scale levers start kicking in, we expect Starlink to become the dominant provider in the space, and eventually carry the majority of internet traffic.”

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

But there was tension on board, kicking in with the adrenaline.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

When the slope eased a little bit, they lowered themselves down on their backs, kicking in heel holds as they descended for a thousand feet to the sea.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong