restarted

verb

past tense of restart
as in resumed
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 restarted Iceland is headed toward rejecting a referendum that would have restarted negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks died, the national broadcaster reported Sunday. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 In May, Iran had already restarted some of its drone production during a six-week ceasefire, rapidly rebuilding military capabilities degraded by US-Israeli strikes, according to two sources familiar with US intelligence assessments. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 As the distance tracker on the homer climbed, Lucarelli hurriedly retreated to the main menu and restarted the game. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The kitchen men restarted their cheering as if someone in there was doing stage magic, and Uncle Jimmy leaned closer so he could be heard. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 Emirates Global Aluminum has restarted its plant but is not expected to return to full capacity until the end of the year. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But the mission in June 2025 was halted in advance of battle damage assessments and was not restarted after those assessments concluded that the program had set back the Iranian program by only a year or two. — Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 Some countries suspended the Schengen zone, which allows for the internal free movement of goods and people across 29 European countries, and restarted border checks. — Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarted
  1. resumed
  2. continued
  3. reopened
Verb
  • The administration has resumed strikes after months of dormancy.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Direct flights have resumed between India and China, a few old Silk Road trade routes have opened, and in March India relaxed rules around investment from Beijing.
    — Evelyn Cheng,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of resumed
Verb
  • The judge issued his ruling at the conclusion of a court session Tuesday, which continued the preliminary hearing that was largely held over a week in early July before a nearly two-month recess to prepare for closing arguments.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The debate about debates Despite a debate being scheduled, Jackson and Bottoms have continued to attack one another over the debate schedule and timeline, each saying the other is shying away from questions of accountability.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of continued
Verb
  • Those numbers were likely to be updated on ‌Wednesday as China fully reopened the only road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal, allowing heavy machinery to reach the core disaster zone for the first time.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Previously, the space was home to Another Broken Egg, which closed temporarily in 2023, then reopened under new management.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reopened

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“Restarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restarted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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