kick-start
verb
kick-started; kick-starting; kick-starts
1
: to start (something, such as a motorcycle) by means of a kick-starter
kick start
noun
Examples of kick-start in a Sentence
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One of Gold House’s priorities is to work with other multicultural groups that want to kick-start similar economic growth within their communities.
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Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
By 1992, most of the country’s foreign relations had been restored and then-leader Deng Xiaoping used his remaining influence to launch economic reforms that kick-started a strong era of growth.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 4 June 2024
Money to kick-start planning for the new headquarters came from Measure X, a half-cent sales tax approved by 55 percent of Oceanside voters in November 2018.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
Perhaps most concerning is the government’s attempt to kick-start manufacturing through a mix of subsidies and tariffs—a growth strategy modeled on China—while neglecting other development paths that would play to India’s strengths.
—Rohit Lamba, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2024
Over time, zoologists kept finding examples of baby caecilians feeding on the mucus and skin of their mothers—a strategy quite different from the lay ’em and leave ’em behavior many frogs employ to kick-start the next generation.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
In 2017, Tesla sent a letter to India’s government to kick-start talks on operating in the country.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Ahead, find some of the best clothing care tips to kick-start spring.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Or maybe the extra energy afforded by mitochondria helped eukaryotes kick-start the process.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
By 1992, most of the country’s foreign relations had been restored and then-leader Deng Xiaoping used his remaining influence to launch economic reforms that kick-started a strong era of growth.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 4 June 2024
Money to kick-start planning for the new headquarters came from Measure X, a half-cent sales tax approved by 55 percent of Oceanside voters in November 2018.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
Perhaps most concerning is the government’s attempt to kick-start manufacturing through a mix of subsidies and tariffs—a growth strategy modeled on China—while neglecting other development paths that would play to India’s strengths.
—Rohit Lamba, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2024
Over time, zoologists kept finding examples of baby caecilians feeding on the mucus and skin of their mothers—a strategy quite different from the lay ’em and leave ’em behavior many frogs employ to kick-start the next generation.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
In 2017, Tesla sent a letter to India’s government to kick-start talks on operating in the country.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Ahead, find some of the best clothing care tips to kick-start spring.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Or maybe the extra energy afforded by mitochondria helped eukaryotes kick-start the process.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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