Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-started
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The ‘yes’ campaign is being run through Newsom’s ballot measure committee, which the governor jump-started with a $2 million transfer from his gubernatorial campaign account.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025 -
During the panel's Q&A, an audience member asked the star about A Knight's Tale, and if fans ever approach him and ask him to repeat some of his most iconic lines from the ending of the 2001 film, which jump-started his career in Hollywood.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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La Posada closed and was converted into office space, but was resurrected when new owners purchased the building and its grounds in 1997, restoring the hotel and planting new gardens.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 1983, McAnuff was named the inaugural artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse after it was resurrected and relocated to the UCSD campus after a 23-year closure.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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The label was only recently revived in 2018 and has released a new bottle every year since.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Although abandoned after Edward Hubble confirmed the universe’s ongoing expansion in 1929, physicists later revived the cosmological constant with both positive and negative valuations depending on their theory.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 Oct. 2025
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Steve Jobs had returned, the iMac had revitalized the company, and Apple was preparing to launch products that would redefine entire industries.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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The idea of atoms was revitalized in the early 19th century, when English chemist John Dalton reintroduced the idea of atomism into the field of chemistry.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots, meanwhile, pivoted, and embraced a quick passing attack that rejuvenated their offense.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Quarterback Daniel Jones, rejuvenated in Indy, has clicked with running back Jonathan Taylor to power a 2-0 start, capped by last week’s win over Denver.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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He was resuscitated on scene and then taken in an ambulance to Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the court record shows.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Sep. 2025
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The coincidence suggested that a smoldering root or ember, not fully extinguished, might have been resuscitated by the dry wind.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Kick-started.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-started. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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