as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
an intentionally provocative comment that was supposed to jump-start the discussion
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Matt Wallner jump-started the offense, tripling off the wall in center field.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
In true multicam fashion, the characters all have their own largely manageable issues to overcome: Bunny is struggling to jump-start his love life; Arthur is making a career pivot after being fired from Vogue; and Jerry is constantly fielding admirers, along with more serious matters.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
This is a step toward jump-starting Europe's commercial launch industry, similar to the way NASA was the anchor customer for SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft some 15 years ago.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
Trump has publicly rebuffed retaliatory tariffs from Canada and Europe, weighed outreach on trade from Mexico and Japan, and levied tariffs on Chinese goods, hoping to jump-start deal-making.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
In true multicam fashion, the characters all have their own largely manageable issues to overcome: Bunny is struggling to jump-start his love life; Arthur is making a career pivot after being fired from Vogue; and Jerry is constantly fielding admirers, along with more serious matters.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
This is a step toward jump-starting Europe's commercial launch industry, similar to the way NASA was the anchor customer for SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft some 15 years ago.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
Trump has publicly rebuffed retaliatory tariffs from Canada and Europe, weighed outreach on trade from Mexico and Japan, and levied tariffs on Chinese goods, hoping to jump-start deal-making.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Jump-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump-start. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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