as in to continue
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed
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or resume
also resumé
as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a book on the assassination that is in effect a résumé of all of the evidence that points to a conspiracy
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Recent Examples of resume
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg News reported in August citing people familiar with the matter that direct flights were expected to resume soon.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Kimmel is once again on the air throughout the country now that rebellious affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair have backed down and agreed to resume airing his ABC late-night show after a weeklong standoff.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The Braun administration froze this organization's funds during the audit, but last week the IEDC board voted to allow Elevate to resume its investment activity.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
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Flights resumed briefly Friday morning, but new sightings that evening led to another closure.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg News reported in August citing people familiar with the matter that direct flights were expected to resume soon.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Kimmel is once again on the air throughout the country now that rebellious affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair have backed down and agreed to resume airing his ABC late-night show after a weeklong standoff.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The Braun administration froze this organization's funds during the audit, but last week the IEDC board voted to allow Elevate to resume its investment activity.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resume
Verb
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Twenty years later, Iraq War veteran Aaron Hughes continues spreading his realization that soldiers can better champion American ideals by following their conscience over orders.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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McNeill said one argument in favor of the EV sector continuing to grow is the vehicles’ increasing utility far beyond transportation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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For example, Scale has helped organizations develop AI systems to process insurance claims and to give doctors a summary of patients’ medical histories ahead of visits.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, Stein strongly criticized the decision by GOP lawmakers to include a provision in the bill directing the state to adopt an alternative method of execution, in an attempt to restart the death penalty.—
Avi Bajpai,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The incident, which happened as the session was restarted after George Russell's bodywork was cleared from the track, has since started an investigation.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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In its easy-to-digest design, users first take a detailed personality test, then are partnered with compatible singles.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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The sympathetic system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response, while the parasympathetic system activates the body’s rest-and-digest mode.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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During the pandemic, the LaSalle Street store was looted so badly that the decision was made not to reopen and to instead focus on Oak Street.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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But those losses are quickly reversed as the government reopens.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Those enormous sums of money flow to seemingly everyone except the student athletes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The sum that borrowers need to repay depends on several factors, including how expensive the colleges are, and whether borrowers had enough savings to pay tuition up front.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Resume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resume. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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