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
In September of last year, Microsoft and Constellation announced a plan to restart a shuttered reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, the site of the worst nuclear energy accident in US history.
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 2 Jan. 2025
The eruption took its second pause Christmas morning, but could possibly restart at any time.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
FedEx will also be closed, with ground and home delivery restarting Jan. 2.
Will trash be collected on New Year's Day?
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024
Whitmer’s support for restarting nuclear energy generation was criticized by members of her own party and praised by political opponents.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 2 Jan. 2025
The eruption took its second pause Christmas morning, but could possibly restart at any time.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
FedEx will also be closed, with ground and home delivery restarting Jan. 2.
Will trash be collected on New Year's Day?
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024
Whitmer’s support for restarting nuclear energy generation was criticized by members of her own party and praised by political opponents.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart
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Living donors who give one of their kidneys are able to return to work as soon as 2-3 weeks after surgery, depending upon their job, and resume most physical activity within 4-6 weeks.Allan Chernoff, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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Negotiations dragged on until 3am each night and resumed in the morning after a few hours of sleep, a U.S. official said.Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area continued to burn mostly out of control on Thursday, with at least five blazes engulfing more than 45 square miles.Max Butterworth, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Some are sighting unsafe residential roads, as snow plows continue to work on clearing roads.Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rather than reopen as a traditional record shop, Muhammad and Anderson decided to try something new: Transform it into an economic and social anchor for the neighborhood.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
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According to Murphy, the bomb squad found that the items were harmless, at which point the area was reopened.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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