KICK-STARTS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

kick-starts

verb

present tense third-person singular of kick-start

as in jump-starts

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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

Definition of jump-starts

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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

Definition of resurrects

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The latest attacks on Iran come as the United States revives its blockade of Iranian shipping as the two sides vie to control the Strait of Hormuz.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 16 July 2026
The disaster revives memories of previous nightclub fires in Thailand, including deadly blazes in 2009 and 2022, and raises fresh questions about enforcement of safety standards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of revives

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As the city revitalizes, Melton wants to focus on cultural events, like the festival or Jackson Block Party, that can bring more visitors to Gary.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
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

Definition of revitalizes

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Either way, this process rejuvenates the plant’s growth, helps daylilies bloom better, and can provide you with a few free plants for your garden.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 June 2026
There is no product, prescription or protocol that delivers metabolite 11 to your skin or rejuvenates your blood stem cells.

— Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026

Definition of rejuvenates

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The aircraft is equipped with eight electric motors and a turbo-generator that recharges the batteries while in flight, thereby eliminating the need for charging infrastructure on land.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
The robot inspects nearby infrastructure on its own schedule, then finds its way back to the station, latches on, recharges inductively, and offloads its data, all without a ship or a crew anywhere nearby.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026

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