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
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This past April, Singapore added four weeks of mandatory paternity leave (other countries, including Sweden, Japan, and Norway have similar policies), which has the ability to jump-start more equitable caretaking for both parents early on.—
Samantha Mann,
Time,
5 June 2025
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The company is hoping the device jump-starts its sagging sales.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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In later years, Crawford resurrected his legal career, as a dedicated Indianapolis defense attorney.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Her plan is to use Omega, dead or alive, as a gene bank to resurrect the Time Lords and construct a new Gallifrey.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
1 June 2025
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Government making educated guesses on prices of more goods The cutbacks come as economists are on the lookout for signs that Trump's tariffs could rekindle inflation.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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Her world shifts when Iho, a painter with his own mysterious past, arrives and rekindles something within her.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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In his final campaign speeches Monday, Lee promised to revitalize the economy, reduce inequality and ease national divisions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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As Special Counsel, my team and I will make every effort to restore competence and integrity to the Executive Branch — with priority on eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal workforce and revitalize the Rule of Law and Fairness in Hatch Act enforcement.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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