kick-started

verb

past tense of kick-start
as in jump-started

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  1. jump-started
  2. resurrected
  3. revived
  4. revitalized
  5. rejuvenated
  6. resuscitated
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  • Later in the third quarter, Isaiah Marshall jump-started a KU drive with a 42-yard completion to Nahzae Cox, only for the possession to stall at the Arizona State 26.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
  • His last win was for Green Book in 2018, which jump-started that movie’s run to the Best Picture Oscar win.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of jump-started
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  • Prosecutors said it was tied to a belief that the boy would be resurrected and then instruct the family which corrupt government and private institutions needed to be eliminated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Day on The Hill concert series was resurrected Tuesday, on the location where the main campus was founded in the late 1800s.
    — Rashad Alexander October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of resurrected
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  • The escalation has revived Yemen’s civil war after a four-year ceasefire.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • While Señorita Rio retired from the comics pages in 1950, she was later revived as Rita Rio by AC Comics in 1994.
    — Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of revived
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  • The Chiefs have revitalized their downfield passing game this season.
    — Sam McDowell October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Smith had revitalized his career in Seattle, winning the 2022 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award and earning two Pro Bowl selections with the Seahawks.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of revitalized
Verb
  • Shift rejuvenated the Silver Shadow by swapping out its original engine and drivetrain for the motor, electrical systems, and 75 kWh battery pack from a 2016 Tesla Model S.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
  • George Kittle offered up a new nickname for him and fullback Kyle Juszczyk tied to the 49ers’ rejuvenated rushing attack.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejuvenated
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  • Musk’s father, Errol Musk, is interviewed in the film and relates a telling incident in which the family drove by the scene of a man who was being resuscitated by the side of the road.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Priestley was resuscitated twice before being stabilized following the incident.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of resuscitated
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