recommencement

noun

Definition of recommencementnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recommencement
  1. resumption
  2. renewal
  3. continuation
Noun
  • Global oil and fuel markets are ill prepared for a resumption of fighting between the US and Iran, analysts warned.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
  • Oil prices popped after the resumption of strikes and are higher again this morning.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of resumption
Noun
  • To avoid being charged for the next billing period, cancel before your renewal date.
    — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Then a contract renewal arrived, or a model got deprecated, or a competitor shipped something better.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of renewal
Noun
  • Her outings this week were essentially a fashionable feast and a continuation of her commitment to method dressing for the red carpet.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • The back-and-forth was a continuation of the approach Rutte, a seasoned diplomat known as a consensus builder during his nearly 14 years as Dutch prime minister, has taken since becoming NATO chief in late 2024.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of continuation

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“Recommencement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recommencement. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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