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

According to a report by Kpler, a commodities data and analytics firm, since the resumption of the Iran war, an average of 13 vessels per day are crossing the Strait.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
That might not be enough hope to field first-choice lineups Sunday, or at least play them sparingly, with just three days’ rest — and another Leagues Cup match in the middle of the week and the resumption of their respective leagues next weekend.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of resumption

Noun

As the renewal was pending, the company made a deal with the Greenland Airports authority to store equipment at the nearby Nerlerit Inaat Airport.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
The right mix of true and imagined can give the simplest of humane narratives — in this case, the possibility of renewal in an epidemic of hurt — a fresher chance to touch us.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of renewal

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Some practitioners, particularly in modern Druidry’s early decades, have maintained that their tradition is a direct continuation of the ancient druids’ religion, one that had been preserved in secret over two millennia.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
This is the continuation of a longstanding relationship between the Gates Foundation and IHME since the $89 billion philanthropic organization provided the founding investment to establish the organization at UW in 2007.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

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