as in to jump-start
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Recent Examples of kick-start
One reason is to kick-start Senate action on legislation the House passed 116-0, Andrade’s HB 593, to prohibit the sort of intrigue that diverted the $10 million.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
To kick-start spring cleaning, check out storage options like a classy wood bench that conceals extra pillows, gardening equipment, and sports equipment, and a no-nonsense deck box with a lock to keep contents secure.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
This draft will be hugely important to kick-start Miami’s reboot/rebuild, at least in part because free agency, starting next week, , does not figure to see the Fins as major players.
—Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Walker helped kick-start the late Dulaney run with a hard drive to the basket and layup over 6-foot-7 Overlea center Zyin Lingham.
—James Peters, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
To kick-start spring cleaning, check out storage options like a classy wood bench that conceals extra pillows, gardening equipment, and sports equipment, and a no-nonsense deck box with a lock to keep contents secure.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
This draft will be hugely important to kick-start Miami’s reboot/rebuild, at least in part because free agency, starting next week, , does not figure to see the Fins as major players.
—Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Walker helped kick-start the late Dulaney run with a hard drive to the basket and layup over 6-foot-7 Overlea center Zyin Lingham.
—James Peters, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-start
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Graves tried to jump-start his life on his third day out of jail.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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The commercial drive was boosted by a wave of immigrants, including many Jews, from Russia and other parts of the Hapsburg Empire, who were welcomed to the city in the mid 19th century to jump-start a lethargic economy.—
Joshua Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Another witness is Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (1864), resurrected from his resting place among the Black soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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This project was briefly resurrected in the 1940s, but again nothing materialized.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2026
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The play follows two upper-class wives who, left alone while their husbands are away, rekindle memories of past romances over drinks.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the third period, Sturm tried to rekindle the success that Geekie, David Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm once had.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Now, the nonprofit Keep Oakland Beautiful is partnering with public agencies, artists and volunteers to revitalize the corridor.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Royals cannot merely suggest downtown baseball will revitalize, energize or augment the city.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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