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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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
With Chicago already ahead 4-1, Peters jump-started an eight-run rally with a two-run homer off Justin Sterner in the seventh inning.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of jump-started

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Two decades later, Michael Bay resurrected the franchise with Transformers, the big-budget 2007 film and brought Cullen back as the voice of its main nonhuman character.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
In September 2024, Sheeran resurrected a dormant $67 million settlement and included language that would peel off $10 million for the Hope Florida Foundation, the Herald/Times previously reported.

— Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of resurrected

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Since returning to office, the president has revived calls to acquire Greenland, floated the idea of making Venezuela the 51st state and suggested the United States could one day claim control of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The musical had been revived numerous times in New York and London, including in 2001 with the Broadway revival earning multiple Tony Award nominations including a nomination for revival of a musical.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of revived

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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
The closure announcement comes just eight months after Mee Heng Low revitalized the vintage neon sign at the front of its Palm Street building after winning $50,000 from the Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant program.

— Kaytlyn Leslie, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of revitalized

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Almost immediately upon application, my skin looked completely rejuvenated, with the itch and discomfort completely gone.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2026
Despite the differences between the two writers, Salinger came away from the Ritz rejuvenated to write.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejuvenated

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

— Chip Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
The victim was then transported to a hospital in Canton, where he was resuscitated by the medical team, the Canton City Fire Department confirmed to WKYC.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of resuscitated

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