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
According to the Austrian Film Institute, a solution is being sought to restart the ÖFI Plus incentive by next year.
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Ed Meza, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Miller said now these local policies are bleeding over into issues like restarting a nuclear power plant, or dealing with natural gas and thermal resources.
—Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Feb. 2026
The game restarts at $150,000 after each win.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Because sudden cardiac arrest is an electrical issue, a defibrillator is necessary to stop and restart the heart with a strong electric shock.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Ed Meza, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Miller said now these local policies are bleeding over into issues like restarting a nuclear power plant, or dealing with natural gas and thermal resources.
—Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Feb. 2026
The game restarts at $150,000 after each win.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Because sudden cardiac arrest is an electrical issue, a defibrillator is necessary to stop and restart the heart with a strong electric shock.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart
Verb
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Continue reading … POLICY PIVOT — NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani to resume clearing homeless encampments after pausing policy.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Construction resumed on downtown Miami’s oldest street, where road closures lingered for almost two years.—
Larry Seward,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Plume continues as a lunch and dinner spot throughout the day, and pours cocktails inspired by Taiwan’s indigenous birds after dark (the Regulus Goodfellow with local craft gin, pine needle tea, and maple syrup is a knockout).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The bridge will reopen when conditions improve.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Abandoning the project for some more years, another team of archaeologists decided to reopen the unsolvable case.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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