as in to jump-start
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Recent Examples of kick-start
Days later, the Trump administration paused military and intelligence support to Kyiv in what critics slammed as vindictive but was in reality a coercive move to get Zelenskyy to cooperate with a diplomatic process Trump was trying to kick-start.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Officials briefed on the investigation described the action as a fact-finding mission, an effort to determine whether any laws have been broken and a spur to kick-start negotiations with the providers over transgender treatment policy.
—Azeen Ghorayshi, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Choosing the flying Kryptonian refugee to kick-start DC’s new era was a risky bet for Gunn, who wrote and directed the new film.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Use these operational process insights to kick-start your ideation or brainstorming sessions!
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Officials briefed on the investigation described the action as a fact-finding mission, an effort to determine whether any laws have been broken and a spur to kick-start negotiations with the providers over transgender treatment policy.
—Azeen Ghorayshi, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Choosing the flying Kryptonian refugee to kick-start DC’s new era was a risky bet for Gunn, who wrote and directed the new film.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Use these operational process insights to kick-start your ideation or brainstorming sessions!
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-start
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President Kennedy’s aspirations to land a man on the moon jump-started American science dominance education in the 1960s, which necessarily rested, in part, on the fundamentals of Darwin’s evolutionary theory.—
Randall Balmer,
Twin Cities,
23 July 2025
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Anderson said the grants will jump-start initial research and enable innovative scientists to strive for breakthroughs that bring hope to cancer patients in Broward.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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Among those on this Trail of Tears were Harjo’s Muscogee ancestors, who left Georgia and Alabama for Oklahoma, and whose memory the writer resurrects through poems that collapse the distance between generations, making history feel present-tense.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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While she’s been receiving critical acclaim for her solo excursions, Howard looked jazzed to re-engage with her former mates and resurrect long-dormant songs.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Holmes and Jackson played teens Joey and Pacey, who started a romance in Season 3 and rekindled things in the series finale.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
21 July 2025
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Those headlines briefly caused market jitters and rekindled an unprecedented ongoing drama about politics, presidential authority and who gets to steer monetary policy.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
17 July 2025
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In this new phase, Royo will focus on optimizing costs, making assets profitable and revitalizing its business model through innovation, sustainability and diversification into new markets, such as technical fabrics.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
21 July 2025
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Other near west side developments have been underway to revitalize the neighborhood A $20 million transformation of a long-vacant historic building led to a development of apartments, a commercial kitchen, and a co-working space, now known as Concordia 27.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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