start over
phrasal verb
started over; starting over; starts over
chiefly US
1
: to begin doing something again
I'm sorry, but you'll have to start over (again).
She saw her divorce as an opportunity to start (her life) over.
2
: to begin to happen again
In the spring, the eggs hatch, and the cycle starts (all) over (again).
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That decision will be coming soon, as the Charlotte 49ers start over — again — with a new starter at the game’s most important position.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
The only real solution is to nuke the whole thing and start over from scratch.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
So tear it down to the studs and start over with hopes that the next collection can do better.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2025
And starting over on trade talks carries risks as well, said Brent Skorup, a legal fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian-leaning think tank that filed an amicus brief siding with the plaintiffs.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
The only real solution is to nuke the whole thing and start over from scratch.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
So tear it down to the studs and start over with hopes that the next collection can do better.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2025
And starting over on trade talks carries risks as well, said Brent Skorup, a legal fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian-leaning think tank that filed an amicus brief siding with the plaintiffs.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
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“Start over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start%20over. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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