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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But isn’t Bondi the one who is supposed to end the weaponization, not kick-start it?
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Caldwell was initially escorted out of the Pentagon and put on administrative leave on Tuesday last week as part of an investigation into leaks at the department that was kick-started in March.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
So perhaps the early universe had some other way of fashioning large black holes, kick-starting the process.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Now Sidekick Jimmy, whose forced mid-season trade to Golden State kick-started the Warriors.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Caldwell was initially escorted out of the Pentagon and put on administrative leave on Tuesday last week as part of an investigation into leaks at the department that was kick-started in March.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
So perhaps the early universe had some other way of fashioning large black holes, kick-starting the process.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Now Sidekick Jimmy, whose forced mid-season trade to Golden State kick-started the Warriors.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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