Kick off
Kick off verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).
Usage example: I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question
Launch
Launch verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).
Usage example: she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school
Kick off is a synonym for launch in start topic. You can use "Kick off" instead a verb "Launch", if it concerns topics such as begin. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Shortly before the fall of France, things kick off when British troops in Egypt (garrisoned to protect the Suez Canal) under the command of General Archibald Wavell launch raids into the Italian colony of Libya.
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