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
That blaze was eventually contained but restarted about a week later and grew into the Mountain fire, causing additional destruction.
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Landowners restarted the application process in October.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the players — including Vinicius Jr — returned to the pitch and play restarted after almost 10 minutes.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Collections restarted, then were put on hold.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The reactor was first restarted in the evening of January 21.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Landowners restarted the application process in October.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the players — including Vinicius Jr — returned to the pitch and play restarted after almost 10 minutes.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Collections restarted, then were put on hold.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The reactor was first restarted in the evening of January 21.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarted
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The ruling Friday morning came as restoration work begun Thursday resumed at the site of the former President’s House.—
Tassanee Vejpongsa,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Had the new infrastructure been installed and tested, the powerhouse could have resumed operations within weeks.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Staff from the oil division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission began taking samples of the Boarmans’ water in August 2023, about a week after Tammy Boarman’s first pollution complaint, and continued doing so every few months, following the agency’s protocol.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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Johnson and singer Role Model continued to spark romance rumors late last month after they were spotted on yet another dinner date in Los Angeles, marking their third joint sighting in just weeks.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When the world reopened, Liu stepped back into the limelight after a growth spurt that made what once seemed effortless a little trickier.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, the Probation Department reopened one of those locations, Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, without any pepper spray.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Restarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarted. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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