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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Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of graphic violence.
Aid distribution through the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites (GHF) resumed at two sites in Rafah, Gaza, on Thursday, the group said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 June 2025
Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Create your profile, upload your resume, and select your preferred job title, location, and other criteria.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
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Verb
Students initially returned to school online and later resumed in-person classes at a Santa Monica building that formerly housed a Sears.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of graphic violence.
Aid distribution through the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites (GHF) resumed at two sites in Rafah, Gaza, on Thursday, the group said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 June 2025
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An online resume under Suliman’s name says he was employed by a Denver-area healthcare company working in accounting and inventory control, with prior employers listed as companies in Egypt.
—Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Create your profile, upload your resume, and select your preferred job title, location, and other criteria.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
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The upcoming launch will be just the second of about 80 in the years ahead as Amazon continues to amass its satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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However, many protesters continue to demonstrate peacefully, and critics argue that Trump's heavy-handed response has inflamed tensions rather than calming them.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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The Massachusetts Family Institute highlighted in a summary of a legislative hearing held earlier this month that 59 of 70 people had testified in opposition to the bills that look to increase vaccination requirements and reporting standards.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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The firm can, however, use it to extract relevant points from contracts, create summaries of relevant prior case law, and flag up risks.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Now, restart the console one last time, and the issue should be fixed.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Try restarting your modem and check that all cables are securely attached.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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Now read the lates Pixel 10 and Android headlines in Forbes’ weekly smartphone digest...—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The evening newscasts find themselves in an uncomfortable position: The millions of viewers who rely on them want a digest of the most important stories that happened that day, but the next generation of viewers is getting that news off of linear platforms.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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However, the wheels are already turning behind the scenes, seeing as The Hollywood Reporter reported that the writers room reopened in October 2024.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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The location closed voluntarily for deep cleaning and was later reopened after a follow-up inspection.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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Of that sum, vinyl purchases comprise 4,000 – a personal best sales week for Jonas as a soloist on vinyl.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
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The sum was, at the time, a record for a rights issue by a European company and followed the U.K. bank's calamitous acquisition, the previous autumn, of the Dutch lender ABN AMRO.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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“Resume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resume. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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