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
Safar and his team administered CPR and restarted Lawrence’s heart, but the governor remained unresponsive.
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
The full rail schedule is expected to restart on Tuesday.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct peace talks Thursday with Ukraine in the Turkish city that straddles Asia and Europe.
—Dasha Litvinova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The university restarted its football team in 2017.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2025
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
The full rail schedule is expected to restart on Tuesday.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct peace talks Thursday with Ukraine in the Turkish city that straddles Asia and Europe.
—Dasha Litvinova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The university restarted its football team in 2017.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 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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According to a fundraiser created by her sister, Dallas Jimenez, her family continues to seek answers in her disappearance and death.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Until then, the cat and mouse between inmate and BOP will continue.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Carolina Theatre reopened in March with much fanfare following $90 million in restoration and renovation work on the nearly century-old venue.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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After voluntarily shutting on May 1, the restaurant has since reopened as of May 12, according to the outlet SFGATE.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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