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
With the incident now fully resolved, Terminal 4 has reopened, and normal operations are resuming.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
In a video of the attack, Johnson is seen choking Cundiff for more than a minute and a half, resuming the strangling after Cundiff appeared unconscious, causing injuries to his throat and face.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
This discovery suggests a much more active early Earth, but this tectonic activity was still unstable, with crust sinking down not in a continuous motion, but in pulses, stopping for millions of years and then resuming activity.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Here's what to know about late-night talk shows resuming with new episodes.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Consumer confidence worsened slightly in August, erasing some gains from the previous month and resuming a downward trend suffered at the outset of 2025, the Conference Board said on Tuesday.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The trial is set to continue on Wednesday before breaking early for the holiday weekend and resuming on Tuesday.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
Chairman Jerome Powell telegraphed resuming the Fed’s interest rate cutting campaign from pre-election meetings last Fall (a 50 basis points cut could find some legs too).
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
In a video of the attack, Johnson is seen choking Cundiff for more than a minute and a half, resuming the strangling after Cundiff appeared unconscious, causing injuries to his throat and face.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
This discovery suggests a much more active early Earth, but this tectonic activity was still unstable, with crust sinking down not in a continuous motion, but in pulses, stopping for millions of years and then resuming activity.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Here's what to know about late-night talk shows resuming with new episodes.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Consumer confidence worsened slightly in August, erasing some gains from the previous month and resuming a downward trend suffered at the outset of 2025, the Conference Board said on Tuesday.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The trial is set to continue on Wednesday before breaking early for the holiday weekend and resuming on Tuesday.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
Chairman Jerome Powell telegraphed resuming the Fed’s interest rate cutting campaign from pre-election meetings last Fall (a 50 basis points cut could find some legs too).
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuming
Verb
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There's no point in continuing to fight anymore.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even as the macroenvironment signals uncertainty, Materazzo said the company is focused on continuing to deliver on its legacy and invest in its brand.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some of those molecules get fed into the cell's metabolism, while others get built up into a five-carbon sugar again, restarting the cycle.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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So let’s acknowledge that filmmaker Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys) is after more than just restarting the conversation around his subject.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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People looking to support Avenue Grill as the restaurant undergoes reparations can keep the business in their prayers and stay connected via social media, such as Facebook and Instagram, for updates on reopening, according to a statement by Avenue Grill sent to the Free Press.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Resuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuming. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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