as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
an intentionally provocative comment that was supposed to jump-start the discussion
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Recent Examples of jump-start
Nearly $6 million flowed to the city of Waukegan for various needs, which included engineering for eventual infrastructure projects that will eventually help to jump-start Mayor Sam Cunningham’s Rebuild Waukegan program.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Ventura, Combs’ ex-girlfriend, played an inadvertent role in jump-starting the federal investigation into Combs when 2016 surveillance footage surfaced in 2024, that appears to show Combs violently beating her in a hotel hallway.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
The win marked the first championship in program history, and Moore played a key role in the decisive finale, with a leadoff home run jump-starting the Vols’ offense.
—Dhani Joseph, New York Times, 18 June 2025
And how much can Henderson help jump-start a sluggish offense?
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Ventura, Combs’ ex-girlfriend, played an inadvertent role in jump-starting the federal investigation into Combs when 2016 surveillance footage surfaced in 2024, that appears to show Combs violently beating her in a hotel hallway.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
The win marked the first championship in program history, and Moore played a key role in the decisive finale, with a leadoff home run jump-starting the Vols’ offense.
—Dhani Joseph, New York Times, 18 June 2025
And how much can Henderson help jump-start a sluggish offense?
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump-start
stimulate
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Doing so could stimulate economic growth, and would be warmly welcomed by the White House and investors.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Examples include flashing notifications that make your phone jump and squeak, colorful rewards when others like your posts, and algorithms that push out the most emotional content to stimulate your most base emotions of anger, shame or glee.—
Lisa Schirch,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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“Jump-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump-start. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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