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
Experts warn that restarting tests could undermine decades of nonproliferation progress and provoke reciprocal actions from other nuclear states.
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Sometimes, a long pause in stalking behavior is a tactic designed to create more fear by allowing the victim to drop their guard before restarting the behavior, said Aims Babich, director of survivor services at SafeHouse Denver, an emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The committee approved Bauman's proposal to delay a decision on his proposal for 30 days to see if any progress occurs on restarting the Edison.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Doc stars Molly Parker as a doctor restarting her career after losing eight years of memory.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Because resetting erases all custom settings, use this option only if restarting and other troubleshooting methods haven’t solved the problem.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Debt delinquencies are on the rise, accelerating because of student loan debt payments restarting in October 2024, according to Dana Telsey, CEO and chief research officer of Telsey Advisory Group.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Some of those molecules get fed into the cell's metabolism, while others get built up into a five-carbon sugar again, restarting the cycle.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
So let’s acknowledge that filmmaker Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys) is after more than just restarting the conversation around his subject.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Sometimes, a long pause in stalking behavior is a tactic designed to create more fear by allowing the victim to drop their guard before restarting the behavior, said Aims Babich, director of survivor services at SafeHouse Denver, an emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The committee approved Bauman's proposal to delay a decision on his proposal for 30 days to see if any progress occurs on restarting the Edison.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Doc stars Molly Parker as a doctor restarting her career after losing eight years of memory.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Because resetting erases all custom settings, use this option only if restarting and other troubleshooting methods haven’t solved the problem.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Debt delinquencies are on the rise, accelerating because of student loan debt payments restarting in October 2024, according to Dana Telsey, CEO and chief research officer of Telsey Advisory Group.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Some of those molecules get fed into the cell's metabolism, while others get built up into a five-carbon sugar again, restarting the cycle.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
So let’s acknowledge that filmmaker Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys) is after more than just restarting the conversation around his subject.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarting
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Since resuming the crackdown in July, police have referred at least 245 oversized vehicle households to the city’s safe parking program, Hoffman said.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour also continues with week with two nights in Brooklyn to close out the North American leg of the trek before resuming in New Zealand and Australia next month.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Under the deal, Boyu Capital will hold up to a 60% interest in Starbucks retail operations in China of over 8,000 outlets, with the coffee chain retaining a minority 40% stake and continuing to license the Starbucks brand and intellectual property to the new entity.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Officers are continuing to investigate to determine the baby’s cause of death.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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But centrists responded by arguing that sparking a civil war over reopening the government wouldn’t help the Democratic Party in the long term.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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Like most in his party, Hurd says reopening the government has to come first.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Restarting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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