kick-starts

present tense third-person singular of kick-start

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-starts
Verb
  • This jump-starts the softening process.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The airport also offers complimentary jump-starts, air for tires, lock-out, snow dig-out, and lost vehicle location service.
    Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026
  • The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.
    Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The L'Oréal Elvive Hyaluron Plump Hair Serum is a thickening, hydrating styling product that revives thin, limp, dry hair almost instantly.
    Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 10 June 2026
  • The effort to establish a West Coast coal export terminal revives a fight that has played out repeatedly in recent years.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The beginning of the year revitalizes you from the inside out, as Venus and Mars move through your sign, igniting a personal renaissance where your confidence, magnetism and sense of agency surge.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Honest conversations open doors as fiery Mars revitalizes your 3rd House of Communication, assisting you in saying what matters without losing your upbeat spirit.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Although some of the grass blades grow back, the turf rejuvenates itself after every mowing thanks to tillers or new leaves that arise from root crowns.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • Based on ultrasound therapy, Quadthera Titan is a skin-care device that firms and rejuvenates your skin sans the visit to a doctor.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Sting resuscitates his critically divisive Broadway musical at the Met Opera.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Plus, as the plane descends, the force of going down actually recharges the battery.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • The battery lasts up to two hours of continuous use and recharges in 30 minutes, with hot-swappable packs so work doesn't have to stop for long.
    Omar Kardoudi May 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
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“Kick-starts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-starts. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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