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
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday that trade discussions had resumed after Canada set aside plans for a Digital Service Tax, which would have imposed a 3% levy on U.S. technology companies.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
While short, Dominique Thorne has one hell of a resume.
—EW.com, 24 June 2025
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Verb
Canada has rescinded a digital service tax on American tech giants to allow trade talks with the U.S. to resume to end an ongoing tariffs war.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday that trade discussions had resumed after Canada set aside plans for a Digital Service Tax, which would have imposed a 3% levy on U.S. technology companies.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Noun
Keith Powers had 38% of the vote, and Calvin Sun — an E.R. doctor with no political resume — had 12%.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
While short, Dominique Thorne has one hell of a resume.
—EW.com, 24 June 2025
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The Secret of Us, the second full-length from Abrams, is growing by leaps and bounds on a number of albums rankings at the same time, and that trend could continue.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The Iron Bottom Sound expedition is scheduled to continue through July 23 and is funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration.—
Mark Price
Updated July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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That includes Call Notes (an automatic summary of your phone call), and support for the Pixel Screenshots app.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
10 July 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,
10 July 2025
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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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In addition to restarting interest accrual, the Education Department resumed collections on overdue loans in May.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Now read the latest Apple headlines impacting the iPhone 16e in Forbes’ weekly smartphone news digest...—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Now read more about the Pixel 10 Pro Fold and Google’s latest Android updates in Forbes’ weekly smartphone news digest...—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The Star could not reach staff to confirm if Big D had reopened.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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Since reopening after three years of pandemic closure, Hong Kong has come roaring back as a destination for readers, who have enthusiastically returned to their favorite hotels (or to scope out new ones).—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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But just like the dollars that will stay in many taxpayers' pockets and add $3.8 trillion to the national debt, there are large sums for industry packed into the 870-page law, making several winners and losers.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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That goes against the agreement to transfer money, but Allam, to this point, has not pushed the issue, and those sums effectively stand as an interest-free loan.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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“Resume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resume. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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