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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

“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

Vd Roest was well aware that the man’s virtually generated image wasn’t real, but that didn’t stop a fight-or-flight response from kicking in upon seeing his face.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The Journal didn’t survey forecasters about their expectations for the October jobs number, but economists had generally expected a decline, in part because of government layoffs from earlier this year finally kicking in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Then the rocks under my feet were gone and I was kicking in water.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis