as in to continue
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed
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or resume
also resumé
as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a book on the assassination that is in effect a résumé of all of the evidence that points to a conspiracy
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Recent Examples of resume
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Subsequent testing confirmed no hazard exists, and normal operations have resumed.
—Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 11 June 2026
Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
The trailer is crafted with an aircraft-grade aluminum construction that extends well beyond the numeric designation of its light, tough aluminum and references the brand's resume of building actual airplanes at parent company Vashon Aircraft.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2026
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Verb
Meanwhile, production on season five was temporarily halted amid controversy surrounding Taylor Frankie Paul before later resuming.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Subsequent testing confirmed no hazard exists, and normal operations have resumed.
—Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 11 June 2026
Noun
Unlike Franks, Mitchell has a fifth-round draft pick pedigree and 16 career receptions for 169 yards and a touchdown on his regular-season resume.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
The trailer is crafted with an aircraft-grade aluminum construction that extends well beyond the numeric designation of its light, tough aluminum and references the brand's resume of building actual airplanes at parent company Vashon Aircraft.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2026
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Her adorable photos continued, featuring pictures of Zuma as a baby and smiling selfies with his mom.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Story continues after photo gallery.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Fed on Wednesday will release its quarterly summary of economic projections, which lays out — anonymously — officials’ expectations for the course of interest rates across the coming months.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
9 Dec. 2025
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Jaylen Wright delivered quite the succinct summary of his 2025 on Sunday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Dec. 2025
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The game finished 1-0 but FIFA ordered the whole match to be replayed (Uzbekistan pushed for an automatic 3-0 win, or at the very least to restart play from the 38th minute, when the penalty incident occurred, and with them a goal up).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Trump has also repeatedly shown interest in restarting high-level US diplomacy with North Korea.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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As the twelfth title in her bestselling McKellar Math line—which introduces math concepts in fun, easy-to-digest ways—this one has a more personal focus.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the sequin dress is easy-to-digest glamour.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The play, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron, is the second theater production to join the lineup of the Cherry Lane Theatre, which reopened in September after being purchased by film studio A24.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Dec. 2025
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It was officially shut down in early 2019 as a result, but finally reopened to drivers for the first time on Friday.—
Lauren Pozen,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Resume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resume. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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