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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Officials briefed on the investigation described the action as a fact-finding mission, an effort to determine whether any laws have been broken and a spur to kick-start negotiations with the providers over transgender treatment policy.
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Azeen Ghorayshi, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Choosing the flying Kryptonian refugee to kick-start DC’s new era was a risky bet for Gunn, who wrote and directed the new film.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Use these operational process insights to kick-start your ideation or brainstorming sessions!
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
But his Harvard speech kick-started a revolution in one small city, Concord, that helped launch a revolution in American culture.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Azeen Ghorayshi, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Choosing the flying Kryptonian refugee to kick-start DC’s new era was a risky bet for Gunn, who wrote and directed the new film.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Use these operational process insights to kick-start your ideation or brainstorming sessions!
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
But his Harvard speech kick-started a revolution in one small city, Concord, that helped launch a revolution in American culture.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for kick-start
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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