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 textile recycler restarted production at its industrial-scale facility in Ortviken, Sweden in February and regrouped with Finnish material innovator Spinnova in March to use its cellulose-rich dissolving pulp as feedstock in Spinnova’s ecosystem to produce new textile fibers.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Production will need to be restarted – slowly, over several weeks – to ensure crude reservoirs don’t collapse, requiring re-drilling and substantial repairs.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Awkward play here the last couple minutes, as play was stopped because of an injury, restarted, then stopped immediately for the break.
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Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Last week, Serena restarted her doubles career at Queen’s Club Championship in London.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Fox cut back to the match several seconds after play restarted.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Following a complete systems check, the ride was restarted and guests continued their ride as normal.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
That same year, commercial flights between the two countries restarted.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
During the summer break, the girl and Enriquez did not have any contact, but things started to pick back up when the school year restarted, according to his arrest affidavit.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Production will need to be restarted – slowly, over several weeks – to ensure crude reservoirs don’t collapse, requiring re-drilling and substantial repairs.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Awkward play here the last couple minutes, as play was stopped because of an injury, restarted, then stopped immediately for the break.
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Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Last week, Serena restarted her doubles career at Queen’s Club Championship in London.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Fox cut back to the match several seconds after play restarted.
—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Following a complete systems check, the ride was restarted and guests continued their ride as normal.
—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
That same year, commercial flights between the two countries restarted.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
During the summer break, the girl and Enriquez did not have any contact, but things started to pick back up when the school year restarted, according to his arrest affidavit.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarted
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In 1972, a year after a brutal conflict—one in which India helped with the rebirth of the eastern wing of Pakistan as Bangladesh—New Delhi and Islamabad concluded an agreement that resumed limited trade.
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Rogers resumed his place on the witness stand Friday morning, taking questions from defense attorney Bill Mason.
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Before the Clark-Bonner scene, Cunningham stepped into the confrontation and pointed directly at Bonner, who continued barking at officials as teammates tried to pull her away.
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SpaceX continued its sharp descent back to Earth.
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Cargo planes carrying emergency aid for earthquake victims are now beginning to land in Venezuela, after the main airport in the capital Caracas partially reopened to relief flights.
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In May of this year, Washington revived the original 2020 proposal and reopened it for public comment.
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