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Episode 205
Vocabulary
jumpstart (verb)
- Definition:
- to make something start quickly or start again with energy
- Example from the episode:
- “So that's the thing that kind of jumpstarted everything.”
- Example sentence:
- “Drinking coffee helps me jumpstart my morning.”
catharsis (noun)
- Definition:
- a feeling of cleaning out strong emotions to feel better
- Example from the episode:
- “When it comes to AI, catharsis catalyzes change.”
- Example sentence:
- “Crying after a sad movie helped him feel catharsis.”
emerging (adjective)
- Definition:
- starting to appear or become known
- Example from the episode:
- “And at the time, David and I had been, because we're in charge of figuring out emerging tech, we had been talking to Jeremy about a whole other thing.”
- Example sentence:
- “Emerging technology helps people work faster.”
slam dunk (idiom)
- Definition:
- a sure success or something that is very easy to do
- Example from the episode:
- “And I have to say, it was a slam dunk for AI best practices and learnings we all can implement.”
- Example sentence:
- “Passing the test was a slam dunk because I studied.”