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
After Taker won using the hold, Long restarted the match, allowing the current World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk to retain his title quickly.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 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
During their 3-1 victory over Manchester United last month, a total of 14 minutes and 25 seconds was spent waiting for play to be restarted from throw-ins.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 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
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 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
During their 3-1 victory over Manchester United last month, a total of 14 minutes and 25 seconds was spent waiting for play to be restarted from throw-ins.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 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
Verb
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Stars and Stripes reported that the aircraft carrier, which returned to its home port on October 18, resumed its patrol.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The sugar rush of government stimulus checks wore off, and the economy resumed its previous trajectory.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, several of the show's younger stars continued acting and have appeared in various television shows and movies.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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All northbound lanes were shut down and traffic was diverted onto Bird Road as the investigation continued.—
Hunter Geisel,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The government reopened after Republican lawmakers accepted a compromise that Clinton suggested.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Defensive lineman Ari Slocum reopened his recruitment but committed back to the Hogs last week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Restarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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