restarted

past tense of restart

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of restarted Tensions escalated this week after the deadline for Washington and Tehran to negotiate a peace deal formally expired on Monday, despite relations having nosedived — and fighting restarted — weeks prior. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 As the distance tracker on the homer climbed, Lucarelli hurriedly retreated to the main menu and restarted the game. Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The kitchen men restarted their cheering as if someone in there was doing stage magic, and Uncle Jimmy leaned closer so he could be heard. Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 Emirates Global Aluminum has restarted its plant but is not expected to return to full capacity until the end of the year. Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But the mission in June 2025 was halted in advance of battle damage assessments and was not restarted after those assessments concluded that the program had set back the Iranian program by only a year or two. Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 Some countries suspended the Schengen zone, which allows for the internal free movement of goods and people across 29 European countries, and restarted border checks. Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 Solvay then restarted work and has added other rare earths this year, including samarium. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarted
Verb
  • Shanahan resumed full head coaching duties, which included calling plays at practice for the first time since the accident, over the weekend.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Cloud-seeding resumed over Kalimantan on Sunday, with 30 helicopters for water-bombing and aerial patrol missions, and another 22 helicopters covering Sumatra.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the letter, written after Eminem was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, Parton congratulated the rapper on the honor and encouraged him to continued creating work that inspires others.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The pursuit continued through Alvarado, north on I-35W, before ending near the Sam's Club in Burleson.
    S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Since Palisades Village reopened on Saturday, owner and developer Rick Caruso said business is booming, noting that sales and foot traffic have exceeded pre-wildfire levels by three times.
    Julie Sharp, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Palisades Village, which survived the flames but closed after the fires, reopened with a morning ribbon cutting attended by residents, business owners and community leaders.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Restarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarted. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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