launchpad
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈlɔːnʧpæd/
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punto de partida
- The new business incubator serves as a launchpad for innovative startups looking to grow.
And when you give them an equal launchpad, they'll do the rest.
- And when you give them an equal launchpad, they'll do the rest.
- And so the nuclear energy industry has such a hard time getting off of the launchpad that they need the most help.
Examples
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Obama didn't happen in a matter of months - his keynote speech at the Democratic convention in 2004 was arguably his launchpad, and much standard politicking followed over those four years that allowed him to be in a position to run in 2008 and to adopt the tactics he did.
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Having the ability to make money in more mundane fields such as gardening or accounting may act as a launchpad (read "day job") for professions that are inherently more satisfying and potentially more lucrative, but in which relatively few are able to gain a reputation or make any money.
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And that was how he had that was the launchpad for his career.
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And so the nuclear energy industry has such a hard time getting off of the launchpad that they need the most help.
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Metro is nothing more than a launchpad for applications.
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And when you give them an equal launchpad, they'll do the rest.
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It is just a job, and it's given nearly everyone a launchpad.
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Perhaps that could serve as a launchpad, but it isn't a sure thing that I'd win it, although I'll try my best!
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So we're rebranding it to the Creator Launchpad, helping creators kind of launch into their business.
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If you'll recall, Specter (among others, I should add) used the election defeat as a launchpad for excoriating conservatives and saying that the GOP needed to moderate, etc. etc.
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Synonyms
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4.2
A thing that helps someone start or grow a career
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4.3
Something that helps you start and make progress in a job or career
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3.7
A thing that helps someone start a job or project
Antonyms
How Promising
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember launchpad in a figurative sense is to think of it like a 'springboard': launch means 'to send up' and pad means 'a place to start'. So a figurative launchpad is a starting place that helps a person, project, or company 'take off' and grow.