Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-started
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This scatterplot of stars illuminated the process of stellar evolution and jump-started the field of stellar physics more than a century ago.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026 -
Reaves’ return hasn’t fully jump-started the offense as the guard regains his rhythm after a left oblique strain that sidelined him for four weeks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The most ambitious bar — squarely on the corner of Pratt and Trumbull — resurrected the Coach’s name, the third downtown sports bar to take that name since the 1990s.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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The Marvel Comics mastermind’s voice and likeness will be resurrected by ElevenLabs, the AI audio company valued at $11 billion earlier this year.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Many have threatened to use amendments in the reconciliation bill and force votes on stand-alone legislation to prevent it from being revived later.—
Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Knowing how much fans were anticipating this project, the powers that be revitalized development under PlatinumGames, the Japanese developers behind Ninja Gaiden 4 and the Bayonetta entries.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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For lodgings that feel a bit more personal, check in at the eight-room Stockton Inn, a 1700s historic inn in nearby Stockton, New Jersey, that was revitalized in 2024.—
Jessica Sulima,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The Spa at Acqualina uses products by Seed to Skin Tuscany, an organic brand produced at the Borgo Santo Pietro Estate in Tuscany, and our massages left us both feeling restored and rejuvenated.—
Katie Riley,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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Fully rejuvenated after my treatment, the men’s and women’s relaxation areas have steam and sauna facilities plus fantastic skyline views from the windows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The soccer player collapsed on the pitch during his team’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland, before being resuscitated from cardiac arrest.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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His friends tried to save him, but he could not be resuscitated after being bitten on the legs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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“Kick-started.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-started. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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