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
Meanwhile, Democrats who opposed a floor vote last week that jump-started the appropriations process sounded unlikely to help expedite Senate passage without concessions of their own.
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
In an effort to jump-start an economy that had ground to a halt during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve brought borrowing rates down to near-zero.
—Ben Christopher, Mercury News, 29 July 2025
But in his first full minor league season in 2024, Karros jump-started a breakout campaign with a walk-off homer for High-A Spokane.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 25 July 2025
President Kennedy’s aspirations to land a man on the moon jump-started American science dominance education in the 1960s, which necessarily rested, in part, on the fundamentals of Darwin’s evolutionary theory.
—Randall Balmer, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
In an effort to jump-start an economy that had ground to a halt during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve brought borrowing rates down to near-zero.
—Ben Christopher, Mercury News, 29 July 2025
But in his first full minor league season in 2024, Karros jump-started a breakout campaign with a walk-off homer for High-A Spokane.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 25 July 2025
President Kennedy’s aspirations to land a man on the moon jump-started American science dominance education in the 1960s, which necessarily rested, in part, on the fundamentals of Darwin’s evolutionary theory.
—Randall Balmer, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump-start
stimulate
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Typically, a sluggish economy leads to low inflation, allowing the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to stimulate more borrowing and activity.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Deadheading helps prevent the formation of seeds and stimulates additional flowering.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Jump-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump-start. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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