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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Brafman also represented Combs when Ventura, an ex-girlfriend once signed to his label, filed the lawsuit that kick-started the criminal probe.
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
Not to sound like an after-school special here but menstruation kick-starts a brand-new era of life; one of new discoveries, changing emotions and growth, both physically and emotionally.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 19 Sep. 2024
But if the fund trades at a significant discount, this can actually be a savvy way to kick-start the closing of a discount window.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
SpaceX’s goal is to use these missions to kick-start its own era of human spaceflight.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
Not to sound like an after-school special here but menstruation kick-starts a brand-new era of life; one of new discoveries, changing emotions and growth, both physically and emotionally.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 19 Sep. 2024
But if the fund trades at a significant discount, this can actually be a savvy way to kick-start the closing of a discount window.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
SpaceX’s goal is to use these missions to kick-start its own era of human spaceflight.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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