kick-starts

Definition of kick-startsnext
present tense third-person singular of kick-start
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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
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 winter seasonal route revives a flight previously offered by Avelo Airlines and brings Alaska’s Boise nonstop count to 18.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
  • As Ukrainians mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, last year’s Russian drone attack revives safety concerns.
    Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 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
  • 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
  • Now, the Artemis II mission — involving a flyby rather than a landing on the moon — renews and rejuvenates our nation’s commitment to space exploration.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The 3-3-3 Tool The 3-3-3 tool harnesses the social circuitry of your brain and resets and recharges your mind during the workday.
    ByBryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • According the Krafted, that should be enough four full laptop recharges or five smartphone top-ups before the Edge itself needs to be plugged in for a couple of hours.
    Paul Ridden May 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
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“Kick-starts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-starts. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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