restarts

verb

present tense third-person singular of restart
as in resumes
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 restarts Instead, Rue restarts her Bible audiobook from the beginning and considers her pill bottle. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026 Eliminating them restarts the project clock. — Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026 The loan, promised to Kyiv months ago, has been long delayed because Hungary’s outgoing Prime Minister Victor Orbán was blocking it, demanding Ukraine restarts the flow of Russian oil into Europe. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed. — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 The new dates fall a week after the men’s World Cup final on July 19 and three weeks into the second half of the 2026 National Women’s Soccer League season, which restarts after a summer pause on July 3. — Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026 Each time, automated incident response restarts the service, buying a few hours. — Karthik Sj, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Hungary vowed to block the latest round of EU sanctions against Moscow unless Ukraine restarts Russian oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia, escalating a dispute just before the war’s four-year anniversary. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 Feb. 2026 The game restarts at $150,000 after each win. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarts
  1. resumes
  2. continues
  3. reopens
Verb
  • Gallup each year polls Americans about their views on the Supreme Court in July, after the end of the court's term, and in September, weeks before the court resumes hearing cases in October.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 July 2026
  • In Brand New Day, Peter resumes his duties as a friendly neighborhood superhero in New York City, but also remains dejected that MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) are moving on with their lives without any memory of his love and friendship.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of resumes
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  • And as the influx of billionaires and multi-millionaires to the region continues, the market for luxury homes priced at $30 million and up has exploded, according to a new report from the real estate research firm Analytics Miami.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Levine programming continues to include the Catalyst Fellowship Program for college students and summer camps.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of continues
Verb
  • But also make time to visit the Chazen Museum of Art, which reopens in fall 2026 after a reinstallation project throughout its two buildings.
    — Samantha Lande, Midwest Living, 30 July 2026
  • But while the landmark ruling reopens the path to citizenship for thousands worldwide, attaining it may be a different story.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of reopens

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