as in to jump-start
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Recent Examples of kick-start
Cooper’s goal was kick-started by an interception from USWNT teammate Claire Hutton.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
Here’s how to kick-start your Spanish quest without overtourism.
—Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
The Pacers' series win was kick-started by an historic comeback, and Jade Jones basked in it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
Llamas started out as an intern at a local Telemundo station before kick-starting his professional journalism career at NBC News, working as an overnight production assistant and then a political campaign embed.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 2 June 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
Here’s how to kick-start your Spanish quest without overtourism.
—Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
The Pacers' series win was kick-started by an historic comeback, and Jade Jones basked in it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
Llamas started out as an intern at a local Telemundo station before kick-starting his professional journalism career at NBC News, working as an overnight production assistant and then a political campaign embed.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-start
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And how much can Henderson help jump-start a sluggish offense?—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Manufacturing limitations President Donald Trump has tried to jump-start domestic manufacturing by imposing sweeping tariffs, but experts have long warned of the U.S.’s production limitations.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Most companies don’t like to promote their failures, and canceling Police Squad was undeniably a dumb move, so ABC/Disney is unlikely to want to resurrect the kind of sound bites like in the article linked above.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Which might suggest zombie action à la The Last of Us, except these resurrected have no evident interest in eating anyone’s brains, just in returning to their old lives.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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And while those emotions have laid dormant over the intervening years, Chicago’s great spirit suggests that they can be readily rekindled.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover has rekindled one of the classic debates around pop culture and sexuality: Satire or subjugation?—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC news,
17 June 2025
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The Campus at Horton is the reincarnation of Horton Plaza, the 1980s-era, post-modern mall famous for helping to revitalize downtown.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Can the United States revitalize its research enterprise, cutting through bureaucratic hurdles?—
Deborah Wince-Smith,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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