as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption
after being shut down for three years, the power plant will restart operations this week
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Recent Examples of restart
Should a certificate of insufficiency be issued, ACLJ would have to restart the petition process.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools on July 31, 2025, in Washington.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Here's how: Plug your iPhone into power and connect to Wi-Fi
Open the Settings app
Tap General
Select Software Update
Tap Download and Install or Update Now under iOS 18.6
Follow the prompts and restart your device when prompted
Pro tip: If your iCloud storage is full, your update may fail.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump signs an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
—Joshua Sammons, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools on July 31, 2025, in Washington.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Here's how: Plug your iPhone into power and connect to Wi-Fi
Open the Settings app
Tap General
Select Software Update
Tap Download and Install or Update Now under iOS 18.6
Follow the prompts and restart your device when prompted
Pro tip: If your iCloud storage is full, your update may fail.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump signs an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
—Joshua Sammons, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart
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Once the school reopens after an investigation period, Justine wants to resume teaching, but Marcus persuades her to lie low until the anger dies down.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Mets lost that game 3-1. Left-hander Sean Manaea is cleared to resume a more regular workload, throwing 90 pitches or more, and Senga is as well.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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For more than a dozen years, the Food and Drug Administration quietly allowed substandard foreign factories to continue shipping medications to the United States even after the agency officially banned them from doing so because of dangerous manufacturing failures.—
Debbie Cenziper,
ProPublica,
13 Aug. 2025
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In what states is marijuana legal near Indiana? Ohio (Recreational and medicinal use) Illinois (Recreational and medicinal use) Michigan (Recreational and medicinal use) Story continues after photo gallery.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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The bar originally opened in 1999, closed in 2019 and then reopened last summer under new management.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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There is a possibility that its bar could reopen sooner.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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