Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-started
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Duff was only a teenager when the iconic track landed on her sophomore album Metamorphosis, which effectively jump-started a music career that spanned four studio albums.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Micah Nocita’s rushing TD jump-started the rout, and Colton Camba’s long TD pass to Mikal Hegenbart late in the opening quarter accelerated it.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their outfield, anchored by Bader, bookended by a rejuvenated Brandon Marsh and resurrected Max Kepler, collected eight hits and drove in seven runs.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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For one night only, local chefs Karlo Evaristo (6100 Bread) and Jared Ventura (Studio at the Montage) resurrected their pandemic-era dining concept, Adia, at Newport Beach’s Viamara.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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For the iPhone Air, Apple has revived its edge-to-edge bumper cases with a transparent back.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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By 2020, the project had been revived and reimagined as a standalone reboot rather than a Legacy sequel, although the main AI, Ares, appeared in earlier (pre-reboot) versions of the script.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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New Mexico transfer quarterback Devon Dampier has revitalized the Utah offense, and the Utes could emerge as the Big 12 favorite this week against Texas Tech.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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Mango’s Tropical Café is, at its core, a legacy that became a cultural landmark, revitalized a city, and continues to reinvent what nightlife can mean.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Those tactics were historically associated with the fossil fuel, pharmaceutical and tobacco industries, but tech companies have innovated on and rejuvenated the lobbying form.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The overall aim of the facial is to make your skin look revitalized, rejuvenated, and glowy, but the exact techniques used will depend on the results of your Dior Measurements.—
Asa Canty,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after being administered the anesthesia, the child went into cardiac arrest in the dental chair and was resuscitated using chest compressions and epinephrine injections, the lawsuit says.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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Medvedev appeared to have been resuscitated by his own antics.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Kick-started.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-started. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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