as in resuming
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 restarting
But even Japan, which idled all its plants after that disaster, is restarting its nuclear plants.
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ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
The administration’s move was met with criticism from environmental groups and experts who have said that restarting the drilling process will not help lower gas prices and will put California’s coastal wildlife at risk, CalMatters reported.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026
Next month, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge is scheduled to rule on an injunction that had halted Sable from restarting the pipelines before the federal order was announced.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Grossi spoke about the likely state of Iran's nuclear program, the prospect of restarting it and whether a deal to curb the program was possible before the war.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Proton explains that restarting the app won't fix the problem, while reinstalling the app does, but that may be a fix some users never encounter.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Before indie-pop band Voxtrot reunited in 2022 after a dozen years apart, vocalist and songwriter Ramesh Srivastava had some hesitation about restarting the project.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
But its owner Holtec is restarting other shuttered reactors, and repeatedly proposed restarting Indian Point’s reactors and/or installing small modular reactors to power a data center there.
—Manna Jo Greene, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
For now, the agency is not offering any timeline for restarting vanity plate applications in Rhode Island.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 14 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
The administration’s move was met with criticism from environmental groups and experts who have said that restarting the drilling process will not help lower gas prices and will put California’s coastal wildlife at risk, CalMatters reported.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026
Next month, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge is scheduled to rule on an injunction that had halted Sable from restarting the pipelines before the federal order was announced.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Grossi spoke about the likely state of Iran's nuclear program, the prospect of restarting it and whether a deal to curb the program was possible before the war.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Proton explains that restarting the app won't fix the problem, while reinstalling the app does, but that may be a fix some users never encounter.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Before indie-pop band Voxtrot reunited in 2022 after a dozen years apart, vocalist and songwriter Ramesh Srivastava had some hesitation about restarting the project.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
But its owner Holtec is restarting other shuttered reactors, and repeatedly proposed restarting Indian Point’s reactors and/or installing small modular reactors to power a data center there.
—Manna Jo Greene, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
For now, the agency is not offering any timeline for restarting vanity plate applications in Rhode Island.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarting
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That in turn could keep the Federal Reserve and other central banks from resuming their cuts to interest rates, which would give the global economy and prices for investments a boost.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The losses deepened after the Fed decided to keep its main interest rate steady, instead of resuming cuts meant to give the job market and economy a boost.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Records show frequent transfers—sometimes in rapid succession—moving funds from TourProdEnter to the Florida LLCs, and in some instances continuing even after a company had been formally dissolved.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The investigation is continuing.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bad blood from decades past Still, the prospect of reopening the 2004 agreement, even within campus boundaries, is likely to give some neighborhood critics pause, as will other aspects of the university’s wish-list, which is still largely conceptual.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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In the worst-case scenario, the bank estimated that Brent prices would be around $111 per barrel by the fourth quarter of 2027 if oil supply through the strait remained very low for over two months and production stayed at 2 million barrels per day after reopening.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Restarting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarting. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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