kick-starting

verb

present participle of kick-start
as in jump-starting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-starting
  1. jump-starting
  2. resurrecting
  3. revitalizing
  4. reviving
  5. resuscitating
  6. rejuvenating
  7. restarting
  8. recharging
Verb
  • In 1980, before even finishing his dissertation, he was invited to teach in the Native-studies department at the University of Lethbridge in southern Alberta, jump-starting a long career in academia.
    — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • After another frustrating series loss, pressure continues to mount on the front office to find upgrades capable of jump-starting a lineup with postseason aspirations.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of jump-starting
Verb
  • Defense spending is resurrecting an engineering and manufacturing base many believed had gone forever, replaced by finance, law, and people who make coffee.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The clarion call from Ted Cruz/Thom Tillis, resurrecting the Red Scare before the midterms.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of resurrecting
Verb
  • Sheridan closed that gap by revitalizing the Cattlemen's Steak House, a 1947 classic in the heart of the Stockyards, and adding a lower-level members-only club.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • This race is organized as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award project aimed at revitalizing local road races.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of revitalizing
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  • In contrast, Swansea counterpart Vitor Matos has been heralded this season for reviving the sort of eye-catching football played in their Premier League days at the start of the previous decade under Brendan Rodgers and then Michael Laudrup.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Standoff Military hostilities in the region intensified in recent days, reviving fears of a return to broader war.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviving
Verb
  • As a result, New York got a great public space — and resuscitating the BQE became far more complicated and cumbersome.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Vance spent most of the briefing defending the Iran deal, which Israel was not a direct party to but commits the country to halting its missile attacks in Southern Lebanon while resuscitating Iran’s economy through lifting its crude oil sanctions.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 18 June 2026
Definition of resuscitating
Verb
  • Wesneski’s response is rejuvenating an Astros rotation in need of revival.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But what the city really lacks is softness, shade and rejuvenating green relief.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejuvenating
Verb
  • Their findings conclude that restarting the facilities will cause no significant environmental harm.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Trump officials have delayed the most significant drinking water limits and scrapped a Biden-era effort to reduce PFAS in the wastewater of certain chemical manufacturers, restarting the regulatory process themselves.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of restarting
Verb
  • Ferran’s currently still on holiday recharging his batteries with Marcos Llorente following Spain’s World Cup triumph, and will soon need to make a decision.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Most can be set to activate on a timer, and some are even capable of self-emptying their collection bins and automatically recharging themselves.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of recharging
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