KICK-STARTED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

kick-started

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past tense of kick-start

as in jump-started

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Xavier Pratt scored the touchdown that finally jump-started Homewood-Flossmoor’s offense after a slow start.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
And one way or another, though, Suamataia converted it all into fuel — and jump-started the rest of his career with a salvaging performance in the 2024 regular-season finale.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of jump-started

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Yet as the branch of government closest to the people, Congress holds a unique spot in the system of checks and balances — one that is revived every two years as voters choose their representatives in the midterm elections, including this fall.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Stacy’s story was revived In 1988 when woman who participated in the lynching came forward and said Deputy Bob Clark, the then-sheriff’s brother, strung up Stacy and told onlookers to fire weapons at Stacy’s body.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

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The return of former head coach José Mourinho, however, has revitalized hopes, and two wins in his first two games in charge have only added to that optimism.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Under her leadership, the TMNT business was revitalized through the consolidation and distribution of a library spanning more than 500 episodes and six films, helping the franchise generate more than $1 billion in retail sales.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of revitalized

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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
He was pulled from the water by lifeguards but could not be resuscitated.

— Chip Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of resuscitated

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