start-up
Example Sentences
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The bus starts up again and bumps over the little bridge before breezing past the Surf N Sea shop.
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Certain appliances, like your fridge, need more power to start up.
I’m about to start up the stairs when Lizzie comes rushing down.
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I grin at him as he starts up the truck.
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But then the coughing starts up again, and it sounds even worse than before.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.