springboard
noun
springboards
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pluralof springboard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some who appear on shows such as Love Island - including influencers Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins - use their time in the villa as springboards to far greater success.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
The company’s new Siri 2.0, due out early next year, springboards new categories that are not yet embedded in financial models, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Gingrich said he hopes the documents “will inspire future generations not only as historical records, but also as springboards for active participation in our democracy and for embarking on their own intellectual pursuits and citizenship.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Cruise’s snubbed performances in “The Color of Money,” “Rain Man” and “A Few Good Men” were treated as springboards for nominated older stars Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Bankruptcy and repudiation are the springboards from which much of our civilization vaults and turns its somersets, but the savage stands on the unelastic plank of famine.
From Walden by Henry David Thoreau
