resumed

past tense of resume

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Recent Examples of resumed According to the Venezuelan repatriation program, Monday’s flight was the 165th since early 2025, when Caracas and Washington resumed deportation flights as part of a migration agreement. Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 West Indies was bowled out for 344 in its first innings right on lunch after having resumed Monday at 239-5. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 The hug was the last round, though, and then real life resumed. Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 After a nine-month pause, Houthi militants in Yemen allied to Iran resumed attacks on vessels in the Red Sea on July 22, 2026, directly targeting the group’s longtime foe Saudi Arabia. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Bradley now offers trans-Atlantic service to Dublin on Aer Lingus, which resumed in 2023 after a hiatus during the pandemic. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 Sunday’s shutout marked the seventh time in 18 league matches Sporting has failed to find the back of the net, and the loss was its third in four games since play resumed following the World Cup break. Latif Love august 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026 His wish came true on May 4, 2026, when, after a more than eight-year hiatus, Cabo Verde Airlines officially resumed its direct flight between Providence, Rhode Island and Praia, Cape Verde. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Rescuers backed by military helicopters had resumed a search earlier Saturday for the others. Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resumed
Verb
  • Shares continued to fall 6% to 8% in after-hours trading anyway.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • More recent research suggests that Covid-19 vaccines have continued to show benefits, even as population immunity levels grow and the virus becomes less novel.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After returning home, Cheogyal restarted his life and education in his home county Drago (Luhuo in Chinese), located in the rolling grasslands and mountains of a Tibetan region of Sichuan, on the southeastern corner of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Workers isolated the affected system, restored a backup and restarted the plant in about 90 minutes, Mayor Nate George confirmed to CBS News.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Rainbow Bridge was temporarily closed while crews conducted the rescue but has since reopened.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The road to Summit Lake, where hikers usually hit the trail, was closed for construction all last summer and only recently reopened in May.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Resumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resumed. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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