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
Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
With a packed card, integrating brand new signings might be challenging, suggesting their debuts could be held off until regular NXT television episodes resume post-event.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
No sign of when their paychecks might resume.
—Jenny Abamu, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Over the past month, she's resumed sharing day-in-the-life, diary-style vlogs and remains open about her grieving process and journey in therapy.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The vessel has since resumed its itinerary.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
With a packed card, integrating brand new signings might be challenging, suggesting their debuts could be held off until regular NXT television episodes resume post-event.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
No sign of when their paychecks might resume.
—Jenny Abamu, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Over the past month, she's resumed sharing day-in-the-life, diary-style vlogs and remains open about her grieving process and journey in therapy.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resume
Verb
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He was checked out and deemed fit to continue.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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The patient who was being taken to the hospital was placed in another rescue vehicle, which continued the route.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chegg also sued Google in February, arguing that AI summaries of search results have hurt its traffic and sales.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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After Taker won using the hold, Long restarted the match, allowing the current World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk to retain his title quickly.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Within Biden’s first week in office in January 2021, the duo contacted Bard again and restarted a visa application process, this time successfully.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In its easy-to-digest design, users first take a detailed personality test, then are partnered with compatible singles.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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The sympathetic system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response, while the parasympathetic system activates the body’s rest-and-digest mode.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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Once dining rooms reopened, many people didn’t return.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Park Theatre will now reopen with the team behind Vancouver’s Rio Theatre leading operations.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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The post sparked a backlash in the Philippines, where the average monthly wage is less than a fifth of that sum.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Resume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resume. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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