springboard for
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4.3
- noun
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punto de partida para
- And so I think being that focused is a, a wonderful springboard for any agent.
- springboard for discussion
- springboard for further research
- provide a springboard for
But maybe it's also a springboard for being a better version of myself now.
- 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.
- 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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The topic of multicultural education could serve as a springboard for such discussions.
Academic text (1997) -
We hope that these springboards for state and local action will remain in place.
Academic text (1995) -
But maybe it's also a springboard for being a better version of myself now.
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We will share ideas that can serve as springboards for others working in our field.
Academic text (1992) -
Students may volunteer to share entries with the whole class to serve as springboards for discussion.
Academic text (1998) -
The ideas in his most recent book, Death and the Afterlife, are some of the springboards for his talk with us today.
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Such information has served as a springboard for staff discussion on how to continually improve their effectiveness.
Academic text (2007) -
For example, a kind act or interpersonal conflict often became a springboard for discussion regarding others' needs and feelings.
Academic text (1998) -
The critique it provides is a springboard for the initiation of social and educational reform.
Academic text (1997) -
Her experience at the internship became aspringboard for her success in securing a full-time job.
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
16
4.4
An event that comes before something more important
12
4.2
A thing that helps someone start or grow a career
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4.2
A place, idea, or situation where new action begins
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3.9
A starting place that helps a person or project begin and succeed
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4.1
A small early boost that helps something begin or grow
A basic idea that starts a plan or project
How Useful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'springboard' conveys the idea of something that launches or starts advancement and the preposition 'for' marks the target/purpose, so together they compositionally mean 'a starting point for X'. The metaphorical image (from a diving springboard) is transparent and follows regular English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words should infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Springboard for comes from the image of a real springboard, a board that bends and pushes you up and forward when a diver jumps. So people use springboard for to mean 'a starting point that helps someone move into a new opportunity or success'.