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
This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute.
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Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Instead, Rue restarts her Bible audiobook from the beginning and considers her pill bottle.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
The myPITpass program ended in 2020 due to Covid-19 and didn’t restart after because the airport was undergoing construction on a new terminal.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
However, Israel restarted fighting in Lebanon against Hezbollah over the weekend—pushing ground troops to their furthest point in the country in 26 years, the Associated Press reported.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Instead, Rue restarts her Bible audiobook from the beginning and considers her pill bottle.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
The myPITpass program ended in 2020 due to Covid-19 and didn’t restart after because the airport was undergoing construction on a new terminal.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
However, Israel restarted fighting in Lebanon against Hezbollah over the weekend—pushing ground troops to their furthest point in the country in 26 years, the Associated Press reported.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart
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The war will likely resume at intervals over the next few years, with grave consequences for all concerned.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Karen Read watches jurors enter the courtroom to resume deliberations during her trial at Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) separately reported that Naqvi carried a letter from Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has continued to keep a low public profile since assuming his post in March.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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The Karmelo Anthony trial continued Saturday for almost nine hours with about a dozen witnesses at the Collin County Courthouse.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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McFadden has entertained the idea of reopening the doors and keeping it a juvenile jail but abruptly stepped away from negotiations with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.—
Julia Coin
June 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2026
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The fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south, also threatens efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz because Iran has demanded that any lasting truce extend to Lebanon.—
Michelle L. Price,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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