as in continues
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed
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variants
or resumes
also resumés
as in summaries
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 resumes
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026
When action resumes 34 minutes later, Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers score 17 consecutive points, getting as close as 31-29.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That would give Panarin a few weeks to get settled into his new home before the season resumes, while allowing the Rangers to shift their focus to other important pieces of business.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Siemens Energy resumes gas turbine manufacturing in Charlotte Also in Charlotte, Siemens Energy will resume gas turbine manufacturing after a six-year pause.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
Tuesday will be a regular school/work day for DeKalb County Public Schools as the district resumes normal operations.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
El Modena resumes North Hills League play Friday at home against Pacifica.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
For Texas women's basketball, a rivalry resumes on Sunday when Texas A&M visits Moody Center for the first time.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
Too often resumes list duties without showing how work moved the needle.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Program organizers say the honorees already have impressive resumes at young ages, but they're being prepared for future success long into adulthood.
—Josh Taylor, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Jobseekers in their 30s and 40s have begun slimming down their resumes to reflect only the past 10 years of experience and limiting their public work history on LinkedIn and professional websites, according to Business Insider.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Marist and Greater Atlanta Christian swept boys and girls swimming and diving championships Thursday at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center while Midtown junior Sarah Paisley Owen continued to build on one of the strongest high school resumes in state history.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Harold Smith, a local artist compared the situation to entry-level hiring barriers in other industries and asked whether the city could offer support to artists who have not yet built public art resumes at that scale.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Brown once prioritized coaches and coordinators who brought the best resumes with them.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
LinkedIn states that its AI recruiter allows employers to review 30% fewer resumes and identifies qualified candidates 5 days sooner than traditional advertising of job openings.
—Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
During the search for their next head coach, the Steelers interviewed a number of candidates, many of them young assistants in the vein of Noll, Mike Tomlin and Bill Cowher, all of whom arrived in Pittsburgh as relative unknowns and left with Super Bowl rings and Hall of Fame-worthy resumes.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Ghoul shoots Lucy’s attacker 10 seconds after the scene resumes!
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026
When action resumes 34 minutes later, Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers score 17 consecutive points, getting as close as 31-29.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That would give Panarin a few weeks to get settled into his new home before the season resumes, while allowing the Rangers to shift their focus to other important pieces of business.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Siemens Energy resumes gas turbine manufacturing in Charlotte Also in Charlotte, Siemens Energy will resume gas turbine manufacturing after a six-year pause.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
Tuesday will be a regular school/work day for DeKalb County Public Schools as the district resumes normal operations.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
El Modena resumes North Hills League play Friday at home against Pacifica.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
For Texas women's basketball, a rivalry resumes on Sunday when Texas A&M visits Moody Center for the first time.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
Too often resumes list duties without showing how work moved the needle.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
If there is no winner after the fourth overtime period, there will be another coin toss before play resumes.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Program organizers say the honorees already have impressive resumes at young ages, but they're being prepared for future success long into adulthood.
—Josh Taylor, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Jobseekers in their 30s and 40s have begun slimming down their resumes to reflect only the past 10 years of experience and limiting their public work history on LinkedIn and professional websites, according to Business Insider.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Marist and Greater Atlanta Christian swept boys and girls swimming and diving championships Thursday at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center while Midtown junior Sarah Paisley Owen continued to build on one of the strongest high school resumes in state history.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Harold Smith, a local artist compared the situation to entry-level hiring barriers in other industries and asked whether the city could offer support to artists who have not yet built public art resumes at that scale.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Brown once prioritized coaches and coordinators who brought the best resumes with them.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
LinkedIn states that its AI recruiter allows employers to review 30% fewer resumes and identifies qualified candidates 5 days sooner than traditional advertising of job openings.
—Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
During the search for their next head coach, the Steelers interviewed a number of candidates, many of them young assistants in the vein of Noll, Mike Tomlin and Bill Cowher, all of whom arrived in Pittsburgh as relative unknowns and left with Super Bowl rings and Hall of Fame-worthy resumes.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resumes
Verb
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First, the core will run out of hydrogen fuel, causing the inner core of the star to become inert while hydrogen fusion continues in a shell surrounding it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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While social media was, and continues to be, a hotbed of culture-war goofiness, people yelling about lentils in the comments section of Jezebel hardly accounts for the rise of RFK Jr.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The story summaries above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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Putin’s name does appear in the records released by the Justice Department about 1,000 times, but the bulk of those references are news articles, or summaries of news stories, that have been shared by others and have nothing to do with the Epstein investigation.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The pair stops and restarts the sing-along a couple of times as Davila keeps trying to redirect her husband back to the plan.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Monday vote was seen as the final hurdle before TEPCO restarts the first reactor, which alone could boost electricity supply to the Tokyo area by 2%, Japan’s trade ministry has estimated.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Directed and written by Sam Quah, the film stars Peng Yuchang, Alan Aruna and Chang Ning and revolves around a long-dormant murder case that reopens amid systemic corruption.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Do keep in mind, the property closes in mid April and reopens in late May.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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