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
Your iPhone will restart once the update is complete.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
Some of us learn from it; some of us restart the cycle again (and again).
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 30 Apr. 2025
Talks between Paramount and the FCC restarted this week, which is a good sign for New Paramount.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Amazon restarted the service in College Station and Tolleson last month after a months-long pause as the company rolled out a software update to its drones, CNBC reported.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
Some of us learn from it; some of us restart the cycle again (and again).
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 30 Apr. 2025
Talks between Paramount and the FCC restarted this week, which is a good sign for New Paramount.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Amazon restarted the service in College Station and Tolleson last month after a months-long pause as the company rolled out a software update to its drones, CNBC reported.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart
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The Murrays are scheduled to return to North Carolina on Thursday where the one-year marker awaits to be endured, and life resumes.—
Mac Engel
May 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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Sitting with his defense team in Judge Arun Subramanian’s lower Manhattan courtroom, a steely eyed and fidgeting Combs Friday morning listened as the ‘Me & U’ singer resumed her testimony under questioning from attorney Anna Estevao.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Jury selection is underway, and as the trial continues to ramp up, its grip on our culture will likely only grow stronger.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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But these people, because of their caring for the community, are continuing to show up every day, day in and day out, and making sure that the work that needs to happen during a measles outbreak happens.—
Dan Gorenstein,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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Although not expected to result in any immediate agreements, the Geneva meetings could reopen channels for more formal bilateral investment talks.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
9 May 2025
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The 18-mile stretch into the Florida Keys has partially reopened Friday morning, while Card Sound Road reopened to leave the Keys as fire crews continue to battle a brush fire.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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