kick-start
verb (used with object)
to start by means of a kick starter.
are kick-starting
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present progressiveof kick-start.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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That suggests it is nerve cells—not immune cells—that are kick-starting the inflammatory response, says co-author Michael Zasloff, a professor of surgery and pediatrics who is scientific director of the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2022
