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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Bahari Makmur Sejati, requiring the firm to demonstrate remediation before resuming shipments.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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But all of Nexstar’s stations, from Syracuse to Salt Lake City, are resuming Kimmel’s late-night show.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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This includes continuing to donate 5 percent of our profits to a range of organizations and activating our long-standing tradition of local volunteerism.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kimmel's show received its highest ratings in a decade despite Sinclair and Nexstar continuing to preempt the show during its first night.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some stand out for their pedigree — a thriller adapted from João Tordo’s bestseller, or a docudrama reopening the Columbus debate.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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For Executive Director and CEO Monetta White, reopening MoAD after its lengthy hiatus is deeply personal.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Restarting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarting. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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