RESTARTS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

restarts

verb

present tense third-person singular of restart

as in resumes

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 restarts Picking at a bite or the scab reinjures the skin and restarts the inflammation cycle, which makes dark spots more likely and more stubborn. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 The real test will come if the district restarts the pilot and shows that the technology can support learning without putting student privacy at risk. — Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Marc restarts his revenue counter at zero every January and re-earns the year from scratch. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Instead, Rue restarts her Bible audiobook from the beginning and considers her pill bottle. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026 Eliminating them restarts the project clock. — Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026 The loan, promised to Kyiv months ago, has been long delayed because Hungary’s outgoing Prime Minister Victor Orbán was blocking it, demanding Ukraine restarts the flow of Russian oil into Europe. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed. — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 The new dates fall a week after the men’s World Cup final on July 19 and three weeks into the second half of the 2026 National Women’s Soccer League season, which restarts after a summer pause on July 3. — Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026

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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid held his weekly Zoom news conference Monday, providing several updates as the team resumes football activities coming out of its bye week.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
The relationship resumes; not every power embedded in its earlier form comes home with it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

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The victim continues to experience symptoms from the poisoning, including not being able to focus, tiring easily and a loss of sensation in his left hand, Gomelsky said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Martínez continues to lead the company alongside Luis Miguel Calvo, head of content at Gersh International.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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