RECOMMENCEMENT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

recommencement

noun

Definition of recommencement

as in resumption

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Recent Examples of recommencement Should the technology trade conflict ease, the recommencement of direct sales could substitute some of this shadow demand, offering Nvidia a clearer and more scalable growth trajectory in China. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 Following the recommencement of football after the pandemic, Real Madrid won the La Liga title with what many thought were helpful and controversial decisions granted by VAR in their favor. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023

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Noun

For one, the company cited the quicker-than-expected Suez resumption as the biggest risk to carriers’ rate recovery attempts, since shorter transits effectively add more capacity to the Asia-Europe trade lane.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Lithium demand could become even more intense if regulatory roadblocks delay the resumption of Contemporary Amperex Technology's upstream production, per Roberts.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of resumption

Noun

Al Hassan wants renewal to happen automatically without needing to apply.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Were the paintings acts of negation—attempts to destroy figuration, to bring the history of painting to its knees—or triumphs of creation and renewal?

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of renewal

Noun

The fact that shoes are getting slimmer and slimmer may feel somewhat new, but the sole-hugging footwear is actually just a continuation of a popular style from the ’90s.

— Renata Joffre, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2026
That material teased Beyond’s continuation of Across the Spider-Verse’s ending.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

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