as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption
after being shut down for three years, the power plant will restart operations this week
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Recent Examples of restart
Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain will restart in the lead.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP Sigmon would be the oldest of the 46 South Carolina inmates who have been executed since the death penalty was restarted in the U.S. in 1976.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
Snake Keylogger drops a file into the Windows Startup folder to launch whenever a PC restarts.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
But the Israeli government has yet to decide whether to advance negotiations to extend the truce, which will lapse in early March unless Hamas and Israel restart talks.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP Sigmon would be the oldest of the 46 South Carolina inmates who have been executed since the death penalty was restarted in the U.S. in 1976.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
Snake Keylogger drops a file into the Windows Startup folder to launch whenever a PC restarts.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
But the Israeli government has yet to decide whether to advance negotiations to extend the truce, which will lapse in early March unless Hamas and Israel restart talks.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart
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At the doctor's office, Kathy and Kyle resumed their discussion while waiting for their results.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Talks finally resumed Sunday between after a cold spell, but this ultimately came down to the player making the call on not wanting to leave Montreal.—
Pierre LeBrun,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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However, according to a resolution included in the agenda for the board’s Thursday meeting, the original resolution will no longer continue as planned.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Francis remained in critical condition but the Holy See bureaucracy continued to function, with the announcement of new bishops and a new church fundraising initiative.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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But the exteriors are just one aspect of the stylish resort that reopened last summer.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The sheriff's office's Cold Case Unit reopened the investigation in 2022.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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