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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The sharp decline expected for the region’s markets comes after the major U.S. averages kick-started September lower (U.S. markets were closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday), with the S&P 500 clocking its worst day since early August.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
The team’s initial research sheds light on how olivine, a mineral that’s abundant in their sample of mantle rocks, kick-starts these chemical reactions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
The 18 Bakeries in Paris A few of our favorites to kick-start your sweet adventures.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024
Lory Renea Parks, Democrat Lory Renea Parks’ participation in a union organizing drive at a nursing home kick-started her career as a union organizer with SEIU.
—Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
The team’s initial research sheds light on how olivine, a mineral that’s abundant in their sample of mantle rocks, kick-starts these chemical reactions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
The 18 Bakeries in Paris A few of our favorites to kick-start your sweet adventures.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024
Lory Renea Parks, Democrat Lory Renea Parks’ participation in a union organizing drive at a nursing home kick-started her career as a union organizer with SEIU.
—Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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