kick-start

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Recent Examples of kick-start Born in Brooklyn, New York, Adler didn't kick-start his onscreen career until much later in life. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Starbucks will launch protein cold foam late in the fourth quarter, part of its push to kick-start sales after a stretch of financial results that has disappointed Wall Street. Kate Rogers, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025 And at some point, a lower base rate could improve the mortgage offers made to would-be buyers and kick-start activity in the sector. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025 Thanks to the State of Home Cooking report, Bryan was able to kick-start her sparkly menu redesign by listening to feedback from HelloFresh customers. Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kick-start
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-start
Verb
  • Decreases Inflammation Inflammation is a helpful process designed to jump-start healing during injury or illness.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The big food meltdown After its 2015 merger, Kraft Heinz wanted to jump-start growth by buying rival Unilever, maker of Hellmann's mayonnaise and Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During one storyline, Angela travels to the Norse underworld known as Hel to resurrect Sera after her death.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
  • Religious personalities are among those resurrected by the machines.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Will Rachel and Keanu once again rekindle their Frenemies alliance?
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And yet, the Royals worked together to rekindle their offensive spark.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Their answers might surprise you—and revitalize your workplace for everyone.
    Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • For one thing, Robert Saleh, who was the Niners' defensive coordinator from 2017 to 2020, is back in that role, and he is expected to revitalize the team's overall defense.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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