Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-starting
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Nintendo is resurrecting the Virtual Boy as a Switch and Switch 2 accessory, launching February 17, 2026.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
For van Oosterhout, however, the real utility is not in resurrecting the dodo, but in applying the company’s findings to help species recover.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Landau acknowledged the significant role Korean companies play in revitalizing US manufacturing.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The company has been responsible for revitalizing the catalog, image, and earnings of the most famous and influential electric guitarist in history, Jimi Hendrix.—
Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Given the negligible genetic difference between the quagga and the plains zebra, selective breeding with the goal of reduced striping was the project’s best shot at reviving the phenotype.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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While there was an emphasis on reviving coffee culture, café culture was also redeveloping.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
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Doctors spent several minutes resuscitating Luka before making the difficult decision to use a paralyzing agent to stop him from moving and potentially hurting himself.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Few things are as rejuvenating as a walk through a quiet glade of trees.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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Laura’s a boomer succubi rejuvenating herself with Cherry’s millennial blood.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some of those molecules get fed into the cell's metabolism, while others get built up into a five-carbon sugar again, restarting the cycle.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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So let’s acknowledge that filmmaker Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys) is after more than just restarting the conversation around his subject.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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These features prevent runoff–which can carry pollutants–while recharging local groundwater supplies which in many places is being used up faster than it’s being replenished.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The weekend is for recharging, relaxing, and generally unwinding, right?—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Kick-starting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-starting. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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