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
And when Hamlin’s team opted for four tires, Larson vaulted into fifth while Hamlin restarted 10th.
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Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Liberation Day effects have largely passed, although the trade war recently restarted (and seems to have subsided partly again).
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Within Biden’s first week in office in January 2021, the duo contacted Bard again and restarted a visa application process, this time successfully.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
It is not known how long the guests were stranded before the ride restarted.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Bryant will become the 50th person put to death in South Carolina since the state restarted the death penalty in 1985 and the seventh executed since the state resumed executions a year ago.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Since then, Disneyland has restarted and paused Magic Key sales multiple times.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
The City Council restarted the master planning process earlier this year after putting it on hold in 2019.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Chevron spokesman Sean Comey told CalMatters that the refinery paused the flow of outbound product pipelines from the refinery the night of the incident, but restarted them after three hours.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Liberation Day effects have largely passed, although the trade war recently restarted (and seems to have subsided partly again).
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Within Biden’s first week in office in January 2021, the duo contacted Bard again and restarted a visa application process, this time successfully.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
It is not known how long the guests were stranded before the ride restarted.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Bryant will become the 50th person put to death in South Carolina since the state restarted the death penalty in 1985 and the seventh executed since the state resumed executions a year ago.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Since then, Disneyland has restarted and paused Magic Key sales multiple times.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
The City Council restarted the master planning process earlier this year after putting it on hold in 2019.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Chevron spokesman Sean Comey told CalMatters that the refinery paused the flow of outbound product pipelines from the refinery the night of the incident, but restarted them after three hours.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarted
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At the time of writing, there is still a huge degree of uncertainty as to when or how SNAP benefits will be resumed, leaving millions of recipients in the dark.—
James Factora,
Them.,
7 Nov. 2025
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Then-Chief Jacqueline Gwinn-Villaroel established that practice in August 2023 when LMPD resumed investigating shootings in-house.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Archaeology News continued that the latest team consisted of experts in anthropology, archaeogenetics, radiocarbon dating, stable isotope analysis, dentistry, and historical study.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly endorsed the deal and called the immediate vote to begin the process of approving it as the shutdown continued to disrupt flights nationwide, threaten food assistance for millions of Americans and leave federal workers without pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Trump had refused to negotiate on health care policy until the government reopened, and little progress had been made more than 40 days into the shutdown.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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While the shutdown appears poised to end soon, the government has not yet reopened and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) order to reduce air traffic remains in place.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Restarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarted. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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