as in stimulated
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-started
Jones jump-started his bid with a $10 million check of his own.
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Adam Beam, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
For this season, Claesson jump-started Meeks’ development by naming her a captain.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 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
The win jump-started one of English’s best seasons on tour.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
For an offense that had struggled to generate the big play, Nicholas’ career day of 187 yards and two touchdowns on seven catches jump-started what was a lifeless offense the week prior against Temple.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Sha Na Na's appearance at Woodstock jump-started a career that included several albums and their own eponymous variety show in 1977, per NYT.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The ‘yes’ campaign is being run through Newsom’s ballot measure committee, which the governor jump-started with a $2 million transfer from his gubernatorial campaign account.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
During the panel's Q&A, an audience member asked the star about A Knight's Tale, and if fans ever approach him and ask him to repeat some of his most iconic lines from the ending of the 2001 film, which jump-started his career in Hollywood.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Adam Beam, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
For this season, Claesson jump-started Meeks’ development by naming her a captain.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 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
The win jump-started one of English’s best seasons on tour.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
For an offense that had struggled to generate the big play, Nicholas’ career day of 187 yards and two touchdowns on seven catches jump-started what was a lifeless offense the week prior against Temple.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Sha Na Na's appearance at Woodstock jump-started a career that included several albums and their own eponymous variety show in 1977, per NYT.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The ‘yes’ campaign is being run through Newsom’s ballot measure committee, which the governor jump-started with a $2 million transfer from his gubernatorial campaign account.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
During the panel's Q&A, an audience member asked the star about A Knight's Tale, and if fans ever approach him and ask him to repeat some of his most iconic lines from the ending of the 2001 film, which jump-started his career in Hollywood.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump-started
stimulated
Verb
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These channels are tuned to trigger a voltage spike and tell the trap to close only if stimulated multiple times in rapid succession.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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Many contests maintain that the frogs can be stimulated humanely to jump, such as someone blowing on them or clapping their hands behind them.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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