as in to continue
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed
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or resume
also resumé
as in summary
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 resume
Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Production at the plant came to a standstill during the raid, but Schmidt said operations have resumed – though at reduced capacity.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker, weary of world and resplendent of beard, eventually does resurface on screen, and production resumes on his film-maudit-within-a-film, though that doesn’t stop him expressing his concern that his medium is dying.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Ruth has resumed her normal training sessions with the animal care team and has been in the outdoor habitat.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The new bride resumed her teaching duties, remaining at Rohwer through the waning days of the war in mid-1945.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Production at the plant came to a standstill during the raid, but Schmidt said operations have resumed – though at reduced capacity.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker, weary of world and resplendent of beard, eventually does resurface on screen, and production resumes on his film-maudit-within-a-film, though that doesn’t stop him expressing his concern that his medium is dying.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Ruth has resumed her normal training sessions with the animal care team and has been in the outdoor habitat.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resume
Verb
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In the east, crews continued to build line between Wiseman Springs and Rancheria Creek, engaging the fire directly along its active edge where favorable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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This time, the free-flying satellite rocketed into orbit with no issues and continues operating today.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Over time, as AI tools became more integrated into our daily workflows—think live financial reporting or even inviting AI agents to meetings (remember AI doesn’t have a career at stake) to provide unbiased summaries—employee trust grew, and skepticism diminished.—
Paul Hudson,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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They’re handed last month’s P&L and a cash flow summary, and assume that’s enough.—
Kirk W. McLaren,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a two-hour lightning delay that started in the third quarter, plenty of North Crowley football fans patiently waited for the Panthers’ game against DeSoto to restart.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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During the match introductions, fans also restarted their serenading after Styles' name was announced.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Breathwork Detox builds on this simplicity by guiding teams through rhythmic breathing patterns designed to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system, often called the body's rest-and-digest mode.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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With the incident now fully resolved, Terminal 4 has reopened, and normal operations are resuming.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Shrink dipped in 2020 as stores closed during the pandemic and customers shopped online — and then, as stores began reopening, retailers underestimated their shrink rate.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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That value is ironically and necessarily bound up with independence from government control, even as its realization depends on receiving enormous sums of government money.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mark Zuckerberg has invested large sums of money into Meta.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Resume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resume. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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