kick-start
verb
kick-started; kick-starting; kick-starts
1
: to start (something, such as a motorcycle) by means of a kick-starter
kick start
noun
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Maybe Bryce Eldridge and Jesús Rodriguez can kick-start the sputtering engine?
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 May 2026
If the company ticks a few remaining boxes, the drug could soon be on sale, kick-starting a new era of longevity medicine that could eventually also lengthen humans’ lives.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
That campaign was kick-started in 2021 with a $500 million challenge grant from Open Society Foundations, the philanthropic network founded by billionaire hedge fund investor George Soros.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 May 2026
For breakfast, Mockingbird Cafe offers traditional Southern favorites like biscuits and gravy and hash brown bowls to kick-start your day.
—Karon Warren, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 May 2026
If the company ticks a few remaining boxes, the drug could soon be on sale, kick-starting a new era of longevity medicine that could eventually also lengthen humans’ lives.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
That campaign was kick-started in 2021 with a $500 million challenge grant from Open Society Foundations, the philanthropic network founded by billionaire hedge fund investor George Soros.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 May 2026
For breakfast, Mockingbird Cafe offers traditional Southern favorites like biscuits and gravy and hash brown bowls to kick-start your day.
—Karon Warren, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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