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
The drama had returned, Scheffler and Hovland resumed their duel, with Morikawa watching hopefully, but helplessly.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Rather than accept such a reversal, Hezbollah resumed attacks on Israel, prompting Israeli military responses.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Deportation flights to Venezuela resumed in February 2025 after a 13-month pause.
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Gisela Salomon,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Earlier on Monday, flights resumed between Tehran and Dubai, Iranian state TV and other media reported, for the first time since the war.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Although runway operations have partially resumed at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, damage to airport infrastructure continues to limit the volume of aid entering the country.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
Aramco had resumed crude oil loadings on Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after they were halted for nearly four months.
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CNN Money,
28 June 2026
The search for a man who went missing on Benbrook Lake on Saturday resumed Sunday morning, Texas Game Warden officials said.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
She was controversially replaced by Donna Reed for season 8, but later resumed her role as Miss Ellie through season 13.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Rather than accept such a reversal, Hezbollah resumed attacks on Israel, prompting Israeli military responses.
—
Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Deportation flights to Venezuela resumed in February 2025 after a 13-month pause.
—
Gisela Salomon,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Earlier on Monday, flights resumed between Tehran and Dubai, Iranian state TV and other media reported, for the first time since the war.
—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Although runway operations have partially resumed at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, damage to airport infrastructure continues to limit the volume of aid entering the country.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
Aramco had resumed crude oil loadings on Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after they were halted for nearly four months.
—
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
The search for a man who went missing on Benbrook Lake on Saturday resumed Sunday morning, Texas Game Warden officials said.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
She was controversially replaced by Donna Reed for season 8, but later resumed her role as Miss Ellie through season 13.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resumed
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The Heat began Tuesday by retaining three-point shooting forward Simone Fontecchio in free agency, and then continued to address its need for outside shooting when league-wide free agent negotiations were permitted to begin Tuesday night.
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Still, the landowner had continued to find pieces of wreckage for years.
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The textile recycler restarted production at its industrial-scale facility in Ortviken, Sweden in February and regrouped with Finnish material innovator Spinnova in March to use its cellulose-rich dissolving pulp as feedstock in Spinnova’s ecosystem to produce new textile fibers.
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Production will need to be restarted – slowly, over several weeks – to ensure crude reservoirs don’t collapse, requiring re-drilling and substantial repairs.
Verb
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The case went cold until Bristol County investigators reopened it in 2022, partnering with the FBI and state authorities.
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The observation deck was reopened later in the afternoon on Wednesday.
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