as in to jump-start
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Recent Examples of kick-start
The memos came after weeks of behind-the-scenes talks aimed at trying to kick-start the conference negotiating process.
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Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
If the transitional government can’t kick-start the economy, generate revenue, rebuild critical infrastructure and provide jobs for its people, a return to conflict is far more likely — an outcome most of Syria’s neighbors and people would like to avoid.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
In Gulick’s view, their findings open up the possibility of a mechanism to kick-start life on other planets.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
But 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub impactor that wiped out the dinosaurs and much of the Cretaceous period’s fauna also kick-started a hydrothermal system that became a hotbed for life to recover in the local area.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
If the transitional government can’t kick-start the economy, generate revenue, rebuild critical infrastructure and provide jobs for its people, a return to conflict is far more likely — an outcome most of Syria’s neighbors and people would like to avoid.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
In Gulick’s view, their findings open up the possibility of a mechanism to kick-start life on other planets.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
But 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub impactor that wiped out the dinosaurs and much of the Cretaceous period’s fauna also kick-started a hydrothermal system that became a hotbed for life to recover in the local area.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-start
Verb
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Biden put these requirements in place in an attempt to jump-start the implementation of new quantum-resistant algorithms under development by NIST.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2025
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This rapid ideation jump-starts your creative process, letting SMBs test multiple angles without agencies.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Most companies don’t like to promote their failures, and canceling Police Squad was undeniably a dumb move, so ABC/Disney is unlikely to want to resurrect the kind of sound bites like in the article linked above.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Which might suggest zombie action à la The Last of Us, except these resurrected have no evident interest in eating anyone’s brains, just in returning to their old lives.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover has rekindled one of the classic debates around pop culture and sexuality: Satire or subjugation?—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC news,
17 June 2025
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And while those emotions have laid dormant over the intervening years, Chicago’s great spirit suggests that they can be readily rekindled.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The Campus at Horton is the reincarnation of Horton Plaza, the 1980s-era, post-modern mall famous for helping to revitalize downtown.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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In the past decade, the Columbia Arts and Culture Commission has worked to revitalize the venue, Moore said.—
Lauren Lifke,
Baltimore Sun,
12 June 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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