as in to jump-start
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Recent Examples of kick-start
President Donald Trump kick-started the talks last week with a call to Russian President Vladimir Putin – the first direct call from a U.S. leader since the war began.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Things were all kick-started by Morant, who had this to say in the middle of Saturday night's Slam Dunk contest in the Bay Area.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Washington and Moscow are set to kick-start discussions to bring about an end to the near three-year Russia-Ukraine war this week in Saudi Arabia, when U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat Marco Rubio sits down Tuesday with Russia’s Sergei Lavrov.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
But with a phone call and collaboration among groups in La Jolla, Pat was able to kick-start a cleanup effort that greatly reduced the amount of dry brush in the area.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Things were all kick-started by Morant, who had this to say in the middle of Saturday night's Slam Dunk contest in the Bay Area.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Washington and Moscow are set to kick-start discussions to bring about an end to the near three-year Russia-Ukraine war this week in Saudi Arabia, when U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat Marco Rubio sits down Tuesday with Russia’s Sergei Lavrov.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
But with a phone call and collaboration among groups in La Jolla, Pat was able to kick-start a cleanup effort that greatly reduced the amount of dry brush in the area.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-start
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To speed up the process, Barreto has contacted more than 20 research groups around the world that are tracking groups of people beginning at or before birth, in hopes of using their data to jump-start his research.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
13 Feb. 2025
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May Decrease Inflammation Inflammation is a helpful process designed to jump-start healing during injury or illness.—
Aviv Joshua, MS,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2025
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Octavia Spencer has resurrected a famous scene from her 2011 film The Help in honor of DOGE.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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But by the end of 2023, adroit U.S. diplomacy had resurrected counternarcotics cooperation between the two countries.—
Vanda Felbab-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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However, since then, the Nuggets have rekindled their old groove – going 21-9 in their last 30 games before the break.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine fuming Ukraine and its European allies have been left fuming by the U.S., and Russia rekindling diplomatic ties and forging ahead with talks without their input.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2025
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By making long-term commitments, nonprofits and foundations play a critical role in rebuilding infrastructure that will support families and revitalize businesses.—
Lynette Bell,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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This aligns with developments in China, where the government is easing regulatory pressures on its tech sector to revitalize the economy and accelerate its AI ambitions to rival America.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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