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View synonyms for jumping-off place
jumping-off place
[ juhm-ping-awf, -of ]
noun
- a place for use as a starting point:
Paris was the jumping-off place for our tour of Europe.
- an out-of-the-way place; the farthest limit of anything settled or civilized.
jumping-off place
noun
- a starting point, as in an enterprise
- a final or extreme condition
- a place where one leaves civilization to go into the wilderness
- a very remote spot
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jumping-off place1
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
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Example Sentences
The practice dates back to the Gold Rush, when the city’s powerful attraction as a jumping-off place for Forty-Niners seeking their fortunes in the nearby hills generated an equally potent counter-narrative.
From Los Angeles Times
This criteria as a jumping-off place naturally leads to a wildly diverse group of people.
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“Rely on seasonal greenery as a jumping-off place,” she says.
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“I was at a jumping-off place where jumping out a window seemed like a good idea,” he said.
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“I think it could be a great jumping-off place for a memoir.”
From Washington Post
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