RESTARTED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

restarted

verb

past tense of restart

as in resumed

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 restarted The race restarted on lap 13, and Verstappen pounced on Antonelli, taking the lead, with Russell following into second. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 The Houthis launched one of their biggest attacks since hostilities restarted on Thursday, attacking across at least 20 locations. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 If a person interferes or one step fails, the system can adjust its plan and retry rather than requiring the entire task to be restarted. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 The market Thomas began using compulsively restarted every fifteen minutes and never stopped. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Fighting has restarted along multiple front lines as the Houthis battle forces allied with the Yemeni government for territory. — Shuaib Almosawa, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 While the Starship continued toward space, the Super Heavy booster flipped around, restarted its engines to reverse course and then flew itself back to the Texas Gulf Coast. — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Industry sources told Reuters that the East-West pipeline restarted at low volumes earlier this week and is now ramping up. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Then, after talks restarted and the settlement began taking shape, several powerful Bonta allies, including New York Atty. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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The aggressor has also resumed its destruction of the energy sector.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
When play resumed, the Sox saw the lead float away in an eventual 4-3 loss in 10 innings at Progressive Field.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of resumed

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After a concertgoer died in the audience at a Carson music festival on Saturday, an artist is outraged the show continued while the deceased was still on-site.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Temasek, however, remains bullish on AI over the longer term and has continued to increase investments into the sector.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

Hochul appointed the state attorney general last week to take over a criminal investigation that Van Houten had reopened days earlier, and the governor called for an independent review of Cornell’s handling of the matter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
According to the Wall Street Journal article, companies including IBM, JBS Foods, Northwell Health and PECO have introduced or reopened pension benefits, driven by factors including employee retention and labor negotiations.

— Jeff Stevenson, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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