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
An alderman has proposed restarting the search for a developer for Milwaukee's Marcus Center parking structure site.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 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
So does restarting dormant labels with name recognition, said Jim McTurnan, who co-founded Needlepoint Records 20 years ago to release his band Cat-A-Tac’s first EP.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 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
Three Mile Island, for example, is restarting with financial support from a power agreement with Microsoft.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 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
So does restarting dormant labels with name recognition, said Jim McTurnan, who co-founded Needlepoint Records 20 years ago to release his band Cat-A-Tac’s first EP.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 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
Three Mile Island, for example, is restarting with financial support from a power agreement with Microsoft.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarting
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Kobach has petitioned top Republican lawmakers to convene a special session with the goal of blocking the Kansas Department of Revenue from resuming its practice of accommodating gender marker change requests, according to a letter sent to GOP lawmakers and obtained by The Star.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bahari Makmur Sejati, requiring the firm to demonstrate remediation before resuming shipments.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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This could signal Moscow’s concern at the impact of continuing high losses on the Russian population.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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For good developers, continuing to lean into responsible practices here is a non-negotiable.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Scores below 80 require a re-inspection, and below 60 require closure and inspection before reopening.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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The government shutdown enters a new week Lawmakers continue to play the blame game over the government shutdown and there appears to be little, if any, progress toward reopening the doors.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Restarting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarting. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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