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
Susanne Biro, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The confrontation resumed a few minutes later and Mr. Mayers pulled a gun from his waistband as Relli attempted to hide behind Illz.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The new Broncos coordinator brings a resume that includes three decades of working with special teams, including stints with those units while on the staffs of the Saints (2019-2024), Dolphins (2009-2018), Rutgers (2002-2007), Northeastern (1998) and New Haven (1994-96).
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The game quickly resumed, and the moment seemed forgotten—by everyone but me and his mother.
—Susanne Biro, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The confrontation resumed a few minutes later and Mr. Mayers pulled a gun from his waistband as Relli attempted to hide behind Illz.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
Both of those games will be critical for the team’s NCAA Tournament resume, which took a significant hit.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The new Broncos coordinator brings a resume that includes three decades of working with special teams, including stints with those units while on the staffs of the Saints (2019-2024), Dolphins (2009-2018), Rutgers (2002-2007), Northeastern (1998) and New Haven (1994-96).
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resume
Verb
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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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His music has continued to be sampled by a new generation of R&B and rap stars, appearing in tracks from Queen Latifah, Tupac, Biggie and Aaliyah.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Agencies will still be allowed to offer documents and services in languages other than English, according to a White House summary of the order seen by The Wall Street Journal.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The military released only a summary of the report and military officials outlined its findings.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In stage two, they’re faced with visions of the past, and in stage three (the final stage), they’re reincarnated as something new, which restarts the six phases of life and death.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2025
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Gold mining restarted at the site in the early 1900s and continued on and off ever since.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Angel Soft toilet tissue will be around for the moment after all that food digests.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Or in sum, uncivilized peoples of uncivilized spaces.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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These superfans have always commanded a disproportionate sum of influence.—
Bing Chen,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Resume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resume. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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