Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-started
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Even in making the assumption that an offense that sat dormant for too long last year will be jump-started by Brandon Nimmo, by a healthy Evan Carter, by a star-in-waiting in Wyatt Langford, this rotation has to be one of the league’s best for Texas to stand a chance.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026 -
That’s partially due to bandleader Caspian Honeywell’s time on the circuit in the defunct anarchist group Blackbird Raum, who jump-started the folk-punk movement almost 20 years ago.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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Before playing for Las Vegas, Smith resurrected his career over five seasons in Seattle.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The onetime Festival of Nations is set to be resurrected under a new name for the first time since 2019, with participants from 67 nations and ethnic communities.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Green River, which is located in Owensboro, Kentucky, has a long history as a whiskey brand and distillery, but the modern incarnation of the business has only been around for a decade after being revived in 2016.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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Emergency personnel who responded to the scene extricated both the driver and the passenger of the Jeep, but neither could be revived.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Riding a traditional bike is out of the question for Graham, but the advent of e-bikes has revitalized his passion for the trails.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
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When the characters played by Carey Mulligan and Kaden Leos begin to tiptoe into that void, Gosling sells the Driver’s transition into a man finally come alive, revitalized by love and purified by violence.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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And the new singular transfer portal has rejuvenated the 61-year-old head coach.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Is there anything else, music or even a film or piece of art, that rejuvenated you or broke your brain the most recently?—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After Diageo bought it in 2005, subsequently stripping it of life, Foley resuscitated it in 2016.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Joe Biden made a rare public appearance on Friday in South Carolina, basking in the appreciation of Democrats who resuscitated his presidential campaign six years ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Kick-started.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-started. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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