as in continuing
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 resuming
New Jersey Transit was resuming service in phases, though much of it was still suspended after being shut down completely during the storm.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
The flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9 departed Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, on January 21, resuming operational activities after completing maintenance and training.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The rally has been so sharp that trading in iVision Tech shares was repeatedly halted for volatility, with the stock briefly resuming before being suspended again as buy orders poured in.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Thanks to recent developments, the company is now resuming work on Dojo3.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
After 1965, the state paused drawings due to low elk numbers before resuming lotteries in the 1980s.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 20 Jan. 2026
After the government’s military push, Syrian official news agency SANA said Sunday that a statement would be made about integrating the SDF into Syrian state institutions, after reports surfaced of SDF leader Mazloum Abdi resuming talks with Damascus.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Two and three months ago, Wall Street was captivated by another stellar earnings season, a Federal Reserve resuming rate cuts into a steady economy and constant ecstatic new projections for AI spending.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The Penguins have three days off before resuming at home on Thursday night against the New Jersey Devils.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
The flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9 departed Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, on January 21, resuming operational activities after completing maintenance and training.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The rally has been so sharp that trading in iVision Tech shares was repeatedly halted for volatility, with the stock briefly resuming before being suspended again as buy orders poured in.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Thanks to recent developments, the company is now resuming work on Dojo3.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
After 1965, the state paused drawings due to low elk numbers before resuming lotteries in the 1980s.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 20 Jan. 2026
After the government’s military push, Syrian official news agency SANA said Sunday that a statement would be made about integrating the SDF into Syrian state institutions, after reports surfaced of SDF leader Mazloum Abdi resuming talks with Damascus.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Two and three months ago, Wall Street was captivated by another stellar earnings season, a Federal Reserve resuming rate cuts into a steady economy and constant ecstatic new projections for AI spending.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The Penguins have three days off before resuming at home on Thursday night against the New Jersey Devils.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuming
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On the winning side of Wall Street were companies that stand to benefit from big spending by Alphabet and others continuing the AI frenzy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The car collided with the bicyclist before continuing another block and hitting the bakery section of a 99 Ranch Market location in the Westwood neighborhood.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Kaiser nurses statewide began an indefinite strike Monday, restarting picket lines that went idle after a five-day work stoppage in October 2025.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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That policy shift took a concrete step forward on January 21, 2026, when TEPCO began the process of restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world’s largest nuclear power station.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Today, many are reopening and restocking.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Court records obtained by the Chronicle showed that prosecutors began reopening the cold case soon after.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Resuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuming. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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