as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption
after being shut down for three years, the power plant will restart operations this week
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Recent Examples of restart
If the case is returned to trial, the next judge would likely need to restart hearings on whether the confessions of those three men to the C.I.A. in 2007 and 2008 were also unlawfully obtained.
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New York Times, 11 July 2025
Temu restarted its direct-to-consumer package shipments from China after the May tariffs pause which pushes out the steepest tariffs on Chinese goods to August, and the DTC shipping strategy is expected to be fully reinstated by the end of July.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 10 July 2025
After both managers took their turns speaking with the umpires, the inning restarted, with a run on the board for Colorado.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
United will be the first American carrier to restart flights to Israel since the Middle Eastern nation closed its airspace on June 13 amid its latest war with Iran.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
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New York Times, 11 July 2025
Temu restarted its direct-to-consumer package shipments from China after the May tariffs pause which pushes out the steepest tariffs on Chinese goods to August, and the DTC shipping strategy is expected to be fully reinstated by the end of July.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 10 July 2025
After both managers took their turns speaking with the umpires, the inning restarted, with a run on the board for Colorado.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
United will be the first American carrier to restart flights to Israel since the Middle Eastern nation closed its airspace on June 13 amid its latest war with Iran.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart
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The high court action enables the administration to resume work on winding down the department, one of Trump’s biggest campaign promises.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Season Seven concluded on Sunday evening with heartfelt romantic declarations, a breakup anyone with eyes could have seen coming from a thousand miles away, and a collective sigh of relief from the fans at home that Total Drama Island is finally over and normal life can resume — maybe.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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The White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires continue to rage across the Grand Canyon's North Rim.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Search and rescue teams continue to look for the missing people.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
20 July 2025
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Hope School is expected to close later this year and reopen on the former Orangeview campus in the 2026-27 school year, once that site is vacated.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
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When are Yellowstone rivers closed to fishing reopening?—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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