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
San Jose has approved a slew of housing initiatives and incentives — including some for office-to-residential conversions downtown — to jump-start the construction of thousands of units previously stalled by unfavorable market conditions.
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Town and school leaders have long hoped new development on the now-vacant property would boost Eatonville’s limited tax base and jump-start a revitalization of the town, which has has struggled economically.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Gorilla Glass’s revival from an earlier, shelved technology to an essential smartphone accessory was jump-started by Apple’s request for a collaboration.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
There’s room to disagree on whether the Fed gets rates right, but there is no argument that lower rates are a sugar rush that can lower unemployment and jump-start buying.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Town and school leaders have long hoped new development on the now-vacant property would boost Eatonville’s limited tax base and jump-start a revitalization of the town, which has has struggled economically.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Gorilla Glass’s revival from an earlier, shelved technology to an essential smartphone accessory was jump-started by Apple’s request for a collaboration.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
There’s room to disagree on whether the Fed gets rates right, but there is no argument that lower rates are a sugar rush that can lower unemployment and jump-start buying.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump-start
stimulate
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Then, they are manually placed on Multi Electrode Arrays (MEAs), a grid of tiny electrodes on a biocompatible substrate chip that records and stimulates neurons using 32 electrodes grouped into four sets of eight.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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To wit, lymphatic brushes join the ranks of depuffing tools like gua shas, face rollers, and dry brushes; most working to stimulate lymphatic drainage, your body’s natural detoxification process.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Jump-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump-start. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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