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
Miller said now these local policies are bleeding over into issues like restarting a nuclear power plant, or dealing with natural gas and thermal resources.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Feb. 2026
An Oklahoma state board on Monday rejected a proposal to open a Jewish charter school, likely restarting a legal fight over public funding of religious education.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
As a result of arming Ukraine, stocks of Stingers are now running low, and the challenges associated with restarting full-scale production are adding pressure to develop the NGSRI missile as a replacement.
—David Szondy
february 08, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Officials are now working to rebuild production capacity in North America, leading with a $750 million investment in restarting the Texas air base facility.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Rattling off the potential for irreparable harm, the attorney said that demobilizing the project and then restarting it would significantly delay the overall timeline of the critical infrastructure project, or even torpedo the whole thing.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
That rally was widely credited with restarting the talks that eventually led to the passage of the Homeland Act.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But for months, in a practice first disclosed by the Orlando Sentinel, ICE has picked up its detainees at the jail and brought them back hours later, restarting the 72-hour clock.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
That policy shift took a concrete step forward on January 21, 2026, when TEPCO began the process of restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world’s largest nuclear power station.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Feb. 2026
An Oklahoma state board on Monday rejected a proposal to open a Jewish charter school, likely restarting a legal fight over public funding of religious education.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
As a result of arming Ukraine, stocks of Stingers are now running low, and the challenges associated with restarting full-scale production are adding pressure to develop the NGSRI missile as a replacement.
—David Szondy
february 08, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Officials are now working to rebuild production capacity in North America, leading with a $750 million investment in restarting the Texas air base facility.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Rattling off the potential for irreparable harm, the attorney said that demobilizing the project and then restarting it would significantly delay the overall timeline of the critical infrastructure project, or even torpedo the whole thing.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
That rally was widely credited with restarting the talks that eventually led to the passage of the Homeland Act.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But for months, in a practice first disclosed by the Orlando Sentinel, ICE has picked up its detainees at the jail and brought them back hours later, restarting the 72-hour clock.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
That policy shift took a concrete step forward on January 21, 2026, when TEPCO began the process of restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world’s largest nuclear power station.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarting
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After Vonn's crash, the event was called off before resuming the next day.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Catalina Foothills Association, a neighborhood group, told residents in a letter that authorities were resuming searches in the area immediately.—
Christopher Weber,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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On the winning side of Wall Street were companies that stand to benefit from big spending by Alphabet and others continuing the AI frenzy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The car collided with the bicyclist before continuing another block and hitting the bakery section of a 99 Ranch Market location in the Westwood neighborhood.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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The peace deal would create a transit corridor connecting Azerbaijan to its territory through Armenia, reopening a key sticking point in decades of disputes.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, media outlets have begun reopening their airwaves to critical voices banished in recent years.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Restarting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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