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
Apple’s decision to withhold an iOS 18 update in December for any iPhones able to run iOS 26 also means those hundreds of millions of devices have likely not restarted.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
When proceedings restarted, the Justice Department's request for Armstrong and Allen to be detained was swiftly denied, as were their requests for detention hearings.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Trump stopped the project twice, but the construction was restarted after two different court rulings.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
While negotiations have restarted on Capitol Hill, there is no guarantee SBA financing will be restored, though the military and other government agencies could fund startups through their own budgets.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Twenty-two-year-old Lewie Chiaramello continues to fast on alternate days because of diabetes while Umar Khalid, also 22, restarted his hunger strike over the weekend after a short pause.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Over the past 20 years, multiple space agencies have restarted research into NEP and NTP systems to support missions to the Moon, Mars, and other deep-space destinations.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Most have selected their lawyer as the first witness, with the second choice split between a relative and a spiritual adviser, according to Jeffrey Collins, an Associated Press reporter who has attended the past seven executions since the state restarted executing people in 2024.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Texas Wesleyan restarted its football team in 2016 and made the playoffs for the first time eight years later.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
When proceedings restarted, the Justice Department's request for Armstrong and Allen to be detained was swiftly denied, as were their requests for detention hearings.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Trump stopped the project twice, but the construction was restarted after two different court rulings.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
While negotiations have restarted on Capitol Hill, there is no guarantee SBA financing will be restored, though the military and other government agencies could fund startups through their own budgets.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Twenty-two-year-old Lewie Chiaramello continues to fast on alternate days because of diabetes while Umar Khalid, also 22, restarted his hunger strike over the weekend after a short pause.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Over the past 20 years, multiple space agencies have restarted research into NEP and NTP systems to support missions to the Moon, Mars, and other deep-space destinations.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Most have selected their lawyer as the first witness, with the second choice split between a relative and a spiritual adviser, according to Jeffrey Collins, an Associated Press reporter who has attended the past seven executions since the state restarted executing people in 2024.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Texas Wesleyan restarted its football team in 2016 and made the playoffs for the first time eight years later.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarted
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Twenty attackers were killed and four military personnel injured, according to Niger’s defense ministry, before normal services resumed at the airport in the morning.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Even during Covid and the immediate post-Covid period, growth resumed quickly.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Precious metals continued to reach new heights Monday, but in a rare phenomenon, silver is actually moving faster than gold.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As of Monday evening, police had not released details about a possible suspect and continued to canvass the area for information.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Camera Cinemas — the independent outfit led by Jack NyBlom, Jim Zuur and Dennis Skaggs — came in, renovated and added four auditoriums and reopened in July 2002 with a combo of first-run blockbusters and independent movies.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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By the afternoon, the store had reopened, but the front door's glass remained shattered, with a large banner placed in front of the entrance, the local station reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Restarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarted. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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