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
When Sethapanichsakul's team got new funding, the excavation restarted in 2024.
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James Doubek, NPR, 14 May 2026
Experts have suggested the longer wait times could be related to the biometric appointments, which were paused during the pandemic, being restarted.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
The verbal jousting restarted as public members sought to take the reins of these working groups before federal members cut in to suggest that public members were boxing federal members out of any leadership position.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
The city is going house to house to turn the water lines back on for toilet flushing, but a resident must be at home for their water to be restarted, city officials said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
Japan has restarted 15 reactors after reviewing the lessons of the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima plant, and 10 more are in the process of getting approval to restart.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Last month, the UK government temporarily restarted a mothballed bioethanol plant to shore up supplies of carbon dioxide, which is critical to healthcare and the production of some foodstuffs.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The program recently restarted, drawing anywhere from 75 to 150 people in attendance.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Tessa Outhyse, a spokesperson for the California Department of Health Care Services, which oversees Medi-Cal, said the enrollment declines can be mostly attributed to the fact that the government restarted eligibility checks that were suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
James Doubek, NPR, 14 May 2026
Experts have suggested the longer wait times could be related to the biometric appointments, which were paused during the pandemic, being restarted.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
The verbal jousting restarted as public members sought to take the reins of these working groups before federal members cut in to suggest that public members were boxing federal members out of any leadership position.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
The city is going house to house to turn the water lines back on for toilet flushing, but a resident must be at home for their water to be restarted, city officials said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
Japan has restarted 15 reactors after reviewing the lessons of the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima plant, and 10 more are in the process of getting approval to restart.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Last month, the UK government temporarily restarted a mothballed bioethanol plant to shore up supplies of carbon dioxide, which is critical to healthcare and the production of some foodstuffs.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The program recently restarted, drawing anywhere from 75 to 150 people in attendance.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Tessa Outhyse, a spokesperson for the California Department of Health Care Services, which oversees Medi-Cal, said the enrollment declines can be mostly attributed to the fact that the government restarted eligibility checks that were suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarted
Verb
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When softball season resumed, head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez sensed that the sport that had once consumed so much of Grant’s emotional oxygen suddenly felt lighter in her arms.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Busby was the 600th person executed in Texas since the state resumed carrying out the punishment in 1982.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Israeli attacks have killed nearly four hundred people since April 16th and Israel’s forces have continued to destroy villages and consolidate territorial gains in southern Lebanon.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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As for Jalen Duren, the big man’s postseason woes continued.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Perle started in 1882, closed in 1971, and reopened in 2009.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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However, the case was reopened in 2014.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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“Restarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarted. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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