KICK-STARTING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

kick-starting

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present participle of kick-start

as in jump-starting

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Sylvester Stallone saw him on the show, and later cast him in the Rocky franchise, jump-starting his career.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of jump-starting

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Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself.

— Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
Smith was flat-out bad last season after playing good ball and resurrecting his career in Seattle.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of resurrecting

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Utilizing those tax credits has been one suggestion for revitalizing uptown office space, Gray added.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2026
Some critics of the budget cuts argue that the bar may be high but merited, given what the museum has to offer Brussels in terms of art, direct and indirect employment, and revitalizing the surrounding, low-income neighborhood.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of revitalizing

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Bahrain is reviving an old F1 tradition by joining Switzerland, San Marino and Luxembourg as countries which were the official hosts of F1 races actually taking place elsewhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The full cycle of forming a spore and then reviving it came to nearly 10 billion ATP molecules, one of the most expensive things a bacterium ever does.

— Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of reviving

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But the huge slate of candidates could also prevent a repeat of Clyburn’s success in resuscitating Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of resuscitating

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Multifaceted and deeply mindful, the Healing Village Spa at this classic beachfront resort's treatments are wholly original and sublimely rejuvenating.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
In any case, Babcock is now tasked with rejuvenating a team that took a massive step backward last season and only shuffled a few pieces during the offseason.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejuvenating

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Palisades originally housed an 805-megawatt reactor, which is now in the final technical stages of restarting.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
The city government is also restarting the interagency Security Infrastructure Working Group, which Mamdani said was disbanded in 2024.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of restarting

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Their all-electric propulsion also allows recharging from shore or ship, which REGENT identifies as a benefit for maintaining an energy supply.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
The study documents just how important years of heavy snow are for recharging California’s groundwater aquifers.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of recharging

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