jump-off
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈdʒʌmpˌɔf/
- US
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punto de partida
- Guy's post was my jumping-off point when I started my first post!
- jumping-off point
So you've got variations of jump off points, you know, right.
- So you've got variations of jump off points, you know, right.
- But by and large, for almost all of them, the narcissism was a jumping off point to their success.
- But I, I do think that is, I think the way I approach most of the stuff I write is that it's, it's a, it a jumping off point, right?
Examples
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Parents can use our links section as a jumping-off point to access other useful resources.
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"One of the best examples of inspiration was the jumping-off point for the storyline in Q Is for Quarry."
Academic text (2011) -
So this is this is actually a good, I think jumping off point to talk about another thought experiment that.
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And it was a big jumping off point for her character and, and also as well as as my arc, you know, as well.
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These case studies can be used as a jumping-off point for including an ethics unit within a university course on artificial intelligence.
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Independence, Missouri, was the jump-off point for emigrants from everywhere.
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In Niagara Falling, the hometown history of video artist David Hodge becomes a jumping-off point and a warning.
Blog text (11) -
She says, though, that Obama and the NAACP's positions are excellent jumping-off points for those discussions.
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Distinguished Italian writer Claudio Magris, for instance, adopted Paolini's book as a jumping-off point for the discussion of euthanasia, one of Italy's most complex and controversial bioethical issues.
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Parents can use our links section as a jumping-off point to access other useful resources.
Synonyms
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1.0
The time or place when something begins
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3.0
A place, time, or situation that people use as a basis for later action
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2.5
The first event in a series, often a performance or game
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6.9
The very start of an activity or project
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3.7
The official start of an event or activity
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3.6
To start something, often for the first time
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2.0
A marked line where people begin a race or game
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4.2
A place, idea, or situation where new action begins
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3.4
A quick, strong beginning that gives an early advantage
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4.6
The start of a basketball game when players jump for the ball
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3.7
A very good beginning that gives an early advantage
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6.3
A place where someone starts a journey, project, or activity
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4.5
An idea or fact used as a starting point for discussion and work
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3.5
A sound or light that shows the start of a race
The first moment when a race or event begins
A post that marks where a race begins, often for horses
The moment a race begins after a signal
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jump-off comes from the parts jump and off, like the spot where you 'jump off' to begin something. That's why a jump-off is the starting point or beginning of an activity or event.