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
The company sponsors several local high schools and attends local job fairs to spread the word about opportunities to jump-start their careers.
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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
The money is sorely needed to jump-start Hungary’s struggling economy, which has stagnated for the past four years.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
This scatterplot of stars illuminated the process of stellar evolution and jump-started the field of stellar physics more than a century ago.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Since ending 14 years of Conservative rule roiled by austerity and the Covid-19 pandemic, Labour has struggled to ease the cost of living and jump-start a sluggish economy against the tough economic backdrop of war in Ukraine and, more recently, Iran.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
The money is sorely needed to jump-start Hungary’s struggling economy, which has stagnated for the past four years.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
This scatterplot of stars illuminated the process of stellar evolution and jump-started the field of stellar physics more than a century ago.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Since ending 14 years of Conservative rule roiled by austerity and the Covid-19 pandemic, Labour has struggled to ease the cost of living and jump-start a sluggish economy against the tough economic backdrop of war in Ukraine and, more recently, Iran.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump-start
stimulate
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Performance benefits often persist even in habitual users, even if the stimulating feel-good buzz fades.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Retinoids stimulate fibroblast cells to produce collagen, and this takes time.—
Ellie Davis,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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“Jump-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump-start. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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