as in to jump-start
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Recent Examples of kick-start
Could lower rates kick-start the blockchain's next big moment in 2025?
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Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In the 18th century, the Boston Tea Party helped tip the nation permanently toward coffee, and Scotch-Irish settlers kick-started American potato growing in New Hampshire.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Abscisic acid kick-starts a cascade of biochemical reactions that repress cell division and growth, while gibberellin has the opposite effect.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Starmer’s popularity has plunged as his government struggles to kick-start a sluggish economy.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In the 18th century, the Boston Tea Party helped tip the nation permanently toward coffee, and Scotch-Irish settlers kick-started American potato growing in New Hampshire.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Abscisic acid kick-starts a cascade of biochemical reactions that repress cell division and growth, while gibberellin has the opposite effect.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Starmer’s popularity has plunged as his government struggles to kick-start a sluggish economy.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-start
Verb
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Maybe an 8-1 win over those Mariners is the jump-start the club needs to get into gear.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Travelers will soon have the opportunity to get a jump-start on holiday travel plans.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Still, the idea that ultimately the dead will be resurrected by God is a core aspect of classical rabbinic theology embraced by Orthodox Jews, who make up a larger share of Jews in Israel than in the United States.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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Last summer, Councilman Josh McBroom resurrected the issue.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Sometimes, new friendships begin by rekindling old ones.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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However, Djokovic and Murray have failed to rekindle anything close to that kind of form in the months since.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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This incentive revitalized the post-production sector, attracting major projects that, in turn, spurred further development.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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Nonetheless, refugees revitalize their communities by opening businesses, paying taxes and buying homes.—
Masha Rumer,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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