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.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarted
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The drama had returned, Scheffler and Hovland resumed their duel, with Morikawa watching hopefully, but helplessly.
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Rather than accept such a reversal, Hezbollah resumed attacks on Israel, prompting Israeli military responses.
Verb
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The Heat began Tuesday by retaining three-point shooting forward Simone Fontecchio in free agency, and then continued to address its need for outside shooting when league-wide free agent negotiations were permitted to begin Tuesday night.
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Still, the landowner had continued to find pieces of wreckage for years.
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The case went cold until Bristol County investigators reopened it in 2022, partnering with the FBI and state authorities.
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The observation deck was reopened later in the afternoon on Wednesday.
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