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resumption

noun

Definition of resumptionnext
as in recommencement

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Recent Examples of resumption On Tuesday morning, that pause ended with the resumption of airstrikes, Russia's state news agency TASS said. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 One is a higher flow of oil and gas through the Persian Gulf, and the other is a resumption of Russian diesel exports. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 Stock falls despite resumption of buybacks Some investors on Wall Street may share Burry's concerns. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026 According to a report by Kpler, a commodities data and analytics firm, since the resumption of the Iran war, an average of 13 vessels per day are crossing the Strait. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resumption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resumption
  1. recommencement
  2. renewal
  3. resuscitation
  4. continuation
Noun
  • Should the technology trade conflict ease, the recommencement of direct sales could substitute some of this shadow demand, offering Nvidia a clearer and more scalable growth trajectory in China.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Following the recommencement of football after the pandemic, Real Madrid won the La Liga title with what many thought were helpful and controversial decisions granted by VAR in their favor.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Definition of recommencement
Noun
  • The Nike kit manufacturing deal now runs to 2038 following a renewal two years ago.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Puck previously reported that Kimmel and the Disney TV network had entered into renewal talks.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of renewal
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  • After Josh, a surfer and swimmer, was pulled from the water, Rose started mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, per CBS LA.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Bucherati said the man was pronounced dead at the scene despite resuscitation efforts.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of resuscitation
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  • Ives, who introduced menswear last season, plans to pay homage to the institution through his continuation in the category, this time in the form of two men’s suits, semi-ironically made in collaboration with Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026
  • What wasn’t new was the continuation of the kind of barbarity that dominated conflicts of recent memory, from Cambodia to Rwanda.
    — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of continuation

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“Resumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resumption. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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