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
Officials have not given a timeline for when public services will fully restart.
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Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Six soldiers have been killed since Israel restarted its campaign in Lebanon.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Because of these physical and chemical hazards, no responsible midstream operator will simply restart a line that has been sitting dormant for weeks.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The National Nuclear Security Administration recently restarted uranium purification at the Y-12 National Security Complex using a new electrorefining process.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
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Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Six soldiers have been killed since Israel restarted its campaign in Lebanon.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Because of these physical and chemical hazards, no responsible midstream operator will simply restart a line that has been sitting dormant for weeks.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The National Nuclear Security Administration recently restarted uranium purification at the Y-12 National Security Complex using a new electrorefining process.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart
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Hershey will resume using chocolate in most of its products after the grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups publicly criticized the company.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the past, Bravo has resumed filming when controversies including its shows have arisen, most notably with the Vanderpump Rules season 10 cheating scandal called Scandoval.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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The United States and Israel continue to strike Iran, whose retaliatory attacks have targeted Israel and neighboring Gulf Arab states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Work on East Weatherford Street is scheduled to begin March 30, and continue through May 8.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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The dynamic left senators convinced that the deal was the only way to move past their disagreements and reopen the Homeland Security Department.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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The emerging view from oil industry executives and analysts is that the economic and market fallout from the war could escalate sharply if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened within roughly the next one to three weeks.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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