start over
phrasal verb
started over; starting over; starts over
chiefly US
1
: to begin doing something again
I'm sorry, but you'll have to start over (again).
She saw her divorce as an opportunity to start (her life) over.
2
: to begin to happen again
In the spring, the eggs hatch, and the cycle starts (all) over (again).
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Like in Stardew Valley, she’s left her old life behind to start over on a (very bare) farm.
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Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024
This storyline would explain why her return to the company was highlighted on the smaller (and recently canceled) Rampage instead of Dynamite, as the promotion may want to position her as someone who has forgotten her past two years in AEW, effectively starting over as a neophyte.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Trump announced his own displeasure late Wednesday, and told Johnson to start over — with the new demand on the debt limit, something that generally takes months to negotiate and that his own party generally opposes.
—Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
His business career began with starting two popular night clubs in Nashville in the 1980s before losing everything and starting over.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024
This storyline would explain why her return to the company was highlighted on the smaller (and recently canceled) Rampage instead of Dynamite, as the promotion may want to position her as someone who has forgotten her past two years in AEW, effectively starting over as a neophyte.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Trump announced his own displeasure late Wednesday, and told Johnson to start over — with the new demand on the debt limit, something that generally takes months to negotiate and that his own party generally opposes.
—Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
His business career began with starting two popular night clubs in Nashville in the 1980s before losing everything and starting over.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Start over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start%20over. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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