as in continued
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed
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Recent Examples of resumed
After production resumed, Unifor said the plant would operate on a single shift for the foreseeable future — a reduction expected to result in the indefinite layoff of nearly 500 workers.
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Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Hurricanes hold Bulls to field goal The Bulls got to the UM 10 yard line a few plays after play resumed, highlighted by a 53-yard pass from Byrum Brown to Chas Nimrod, but Miami’s defense holds.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Logging later resumed under an archaic mandate and approval processes that a past Cal Fire director and others say still violates key laws such as CEQA and works at cross purposes to the missions of other agencies.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
By the end of the trial in September 2023, Paxton was acquitted and resumed his duties as attorney general.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Annunciation resumed preschool this week, with students and their parents returning to the school on West 54th Street at Lyndale Avenue South, according to principal Matthew DeBoer.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The Club stock resumed its recent upswing with a 2% gain Thursday.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, student loan reporting has resumed after a pause during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
After the five-year pandemic grace period, collections on student loans have resumed, putting millions at risk of defaulting.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Hurricanes hold Bulls to field goal The Bulls got to the UM 10 yard line a few plays after play resumed, highlighted by a 53-yard pass from Byrum Brown to Chas Nimrod, but Miami’s defense holds.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Logging later resumed under an archaic mandate and approval processes that a past Cal Fire director and others say still violates key laws such as CEQA and works at cross purposes to the missions of other agencies.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
By the end of the trial in September 2023, Paxton was acquitted and resumed his duties as attorney general.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Annunciation resumed preschool this week, with students and their parents returning to the school on West 54th Street at Lyndale Avenue South, according to principal Matthew DeBoer.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The Club stock resumed its recent upswing with a 2% gain Thursday.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, student loan reporting has resumed after a pause during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
After the five-year pandemic grace period, collections on student loans have resumed, putting millions at risk of defaulting.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resumed
Verb
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As Lyles started to activate his signature top-end speed, his Jamaican competitors continued to pull away ahead of him.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This weekend continued a trend of movies that court audiences of all ages and various genres, although horror has been a highlight leading into the fall season.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first-person shooter was originally announced back in 2017 before being scrapped and restarted entirely in 2020.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Georgia restarted direct flights with Russia in May 2023 and, while trade with Russia has decreased over the years, the country remains Georgia’s fourth-largest export market, according to 2023 data, and its third-largest importer.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2016, the club closed for repairs and never reopened.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Warsaw Chopin and others have since been reopened.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Resumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resumed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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