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
Whether Tehran has since tried to restart the effort to physically assemble a nuclear device remains a source of debate.
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
As student loan collections have restarted in the U.S., millions are having trouble keeping up with payments and getting hit with credit score penalties.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Trump can bring energy prices back under control by continuing to restart pipeline projects, reopen federal lands for responsible production, and signal that American energy is open for business again.
—Andrew Langer, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Now, restart the console one last time, and the issue should be fixed.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
As student loan collections have restarted in the U.S., millions are having trouble keeping up with payments and getting hit with credit score penalties.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Trump can bring energy prices back under control by continuing to restart pipeline projects, reopen federal lands for responsible production, and signal that American energy is open for business again.
—Andrew Langer, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Now, restart the console one last time, and the issue should be fixed.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart
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Normal service resumed on Oct. 30 2023 with the M3 Pro and M3 Max models, with Oct 30. 2024 seeing the M4 Pro and M4 Max models (alongside the vanilla M4 model).—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Melvin hopes that Devers will be playable at first base soon and that Flores will resume something resembling an everyday DH role.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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As the co-chairman continues to push the need to channel that inner 10-year-old, the episode switches to home movie footage of the players as kids, interspersed with match action from the game against Charlton.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Our hope is that New Yorkers will continue to keep this dynamic city the capital of capitalism.—
Time,
Time,
26 June 2025
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President Donald Trump proposed reopening the site as a prison in May.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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In preparation for his role as Marcus, breadmaker for The Original Beef of Chicagoland and soon-to-be budding pastry chef when the restaurant reopens as its titular name in Season 3, Boyce was tasked with learning from real-world chefs to emulate one on camera.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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