kick-started

past tense of kick-start

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Debbie Hubbs, 73, of Arizona, helped create the Low Carb Cruise after low-carb eating jump-started her weight loss.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Like for instance when Arkansas decided to cut its tennis program last month, which was then resurrected by donors who came to their rescue at the last minute to keep the sport alive in Fayetteville.
    Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • The legacy distillery was resurrected around 2016 and has been producing a wide range of whiskeys ever since.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The case remained unsolved until investigators revived it around 2017.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
  • Another selloff for SpaceX could lower its shares below the debut trading price of $150, and Swissquote analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya told Reuters the company’s decision to open bond trading may have revived concerns that tech companies may be spending too much on AI infrastructure.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Fuller House appears to have revitalized Barber's love of acting — she's since appeared on Minutiae and That Girl Lay Lay and in the 2022 TV movie Christmas on Candy Cane Lane.
    Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Trouba proved his doubters wrong and has revitalized his career with the Ducks.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Patrick Bakker, the club’s president, says COVID-19 put a dent in the club’s growth, but the World Cup coming to Kansas City has rejuvenated the group.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 29 Jun. 2026.

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