as in resuming
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 restarting
Sometimes, a long pause in stalking behavior is a tactic designed to create more fear by allowing the victim to drop their guard before restarting the behavior, said Aims Babich, director of survivor services at SafeHouse Denver, an emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The committee approved Bauman's proposal to delay a decision on his proposal for 30 days to see if any progress occurs on restarting the Edison.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Doc stars Molly Parker as a doctor restarting her career after losing eight years of memory.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Because resetting erases all custom settings, use this option only if restarting and other troubleshooting methods haven’t solved the problem.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Debt delinquencies are on the rise, accelerating because of student loan debt payments restarting in October 2024, according to Dana Telsey, CEO and chief research officer of Telsey Advisory Group.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Duane Arnold restarting in 2028 could help offset some of the lost earnings from the phase out of the tax credits, Ketchum said on the July earnings call.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The committee approved Bauman's proposal to delay a decision on his proposal for 30 days to see if any progress occurs on restarting the Edison.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Doc stars Molly Parker as a doctor restarting her career after losing eight years of memory.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Because resetting erases all custom settings, use this option only if restarting and other troubleshooting methods haven’t solved the problem.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Debt delinquencies are on the rise, accelerating because of student loan debt payments restarting in October 2024, according to Dana Telsey, CEO and chief research officer of Telsey Advisory Group.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Duane Arnold restarting in 2028 could help offset some of the lost earnings from the phase out of the tax credits, Ketchum said on the July earnings call.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarting
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Washington has recently appeared to grow more amenable to resuming military backing for Kyiv’s push to repel Russia’s invasion.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Fortune’s reporting has highlighted rising delinquency rates among younger borrowers and the squeeze from student loan repayments resuming after a long pause.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Rest is Football is part of a recent trend in football coverage which sees ex-players turned pundits — such as Gary Neville, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards — being very open about their continuing allegiances to former clubs.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, there’s a precedent, and continuing pride, in French prep prioritizing its own homegrown brands, with Lacoste standing out as the preeminent example.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Coming soon These two Brickell mall staples are reopening with new expansions in November.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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On Capitol Hill, top Wisconsin Republicans had few answers to filling the FoodShare hole other than reopening the federal government.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Restarting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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