springboard
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd/
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trampolín
- Her internship served as a springboard for her career in journalism.
- serve as a springboard
- springboard for discussion
- provide a springboard
We ask that you have the determination and conviction to make these years a springboard to a life lived with passion and commitment.
- We ask that you have the determination and conviction to make these years a springboard to a life lived with passion and commitment.
- Was that that this was a springboard into gratitude, just gratitude for the preciousness of our lives.
- But maybe it's also a springboard for being a better version of myself now.
- It could be, as I said, a good springboard for study of, of matters of truth.
- At Harvard, and far beyond, all of us need a place dedicated to excellence and inquiry as springboards for informed action.
- And is that a springboard or her springboard would then be to make a decision.
- And then that was the springboard to most everything.
- And moreover, in an area strewn with mortal perils, the springboard launching point for the highest affirmation.
- Oh, you're this is definitely a springboard for the three of you.
- Lady Gaga knew that she might he might be a springboard for her and they were in a romantic relationship.
Examples
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We used New York as a springboard.
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Our discussions and the kids' reading are springboards to their independent thinking, understanding, and decision-making.
Academic text (2013) -
But maybe it's also a springboard for being a better version of myself now.
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I may be able to offer you a springboard to that future.
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"We must use the march as a springboard to united action," he told the rally in Hyde Park.
Academic text (2011) -
We will share ideas that can serve as springboards for others working in our field.
Academic text (1992) -
The books listed in this article provide a springboard for discussing environmental empathy in action.
Academic text (2012) -
The topic of multicultural education could serve as a springboard for such discussions.
Academic text (1997) -
Children's books can serve as springboards to discussions of the Bill of Rights.
Academic text (1991) -
Similarly, they have used the Olympics as a springboard to discuss the significance of Taiwan's thriving democracy.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
154
4.9
A small idea that starts a larger project or plan
69
3.0
A place, time, or situation that people use as a basis for later action
18
3.6
A thing that helps you make progress toward a goal
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4.2
A place, idea, or situation where new action begins
3
4.3
Something that helps you start and make progress in a job or career
3
8.2
An initial success that opens the way for more progress
2
3.9
A starting place that helps a person or project begin and succeed
1
4.5
An idea or fact used as a starting point for discussion and work
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4.1
A small early boost that helps something begin or grow
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3.4
An experience that helps someone make progress toward a goal
Compounds
How Useful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Springboard comes from spring 'to jump' and board 'a flat piece of wood'. So a springboard is anything that helps you 'jump' forward in life or work, which is why people call an idea or event a springboard for a career.