restarting

verb

present participle of restart
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 Other energy analysts agree that restarting Gulf production presents substantial technical challenges. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 After successfully restarting the cloud service, the backlog reoccurred and the system went down again. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 Republican allies in Congress are busy trying to pass legislation that will formally repeal the CTA, thus preventing any future administration from restarting the database. — Casey Michel, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 Stellantis previously said restarting the plant was projected to create around 3,300 new jobs in the small river town near Rockford. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Production was subsequently halted while Spinnova evaluated options for restarting operations. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 Chee’s lawyer argued that his client did not know the Esparto facility was unsafe and that restarting the business before any criminal charges were filed was not a crime or a threat to public safety. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The platform is designed to produce hardware in days or weeks rather than months, while allowing designs to be updated without restarting traditional tooling cycles. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Ideas can be developed into scripts, characters and scenes can be organized as reusable assets, and individual shots can be revised without restarting an entire project. — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restarting
  1. resuming
  2. continuing
  3. reopening
Verb
  • Iceland voted against resuming talks to join the European Union, officials announced Sunday, as concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The hearing included an indefinite recess due to technical problems before resuming.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of resuming
Verb
  • Her team said they were touched by the idea and are open to continuing the conversation, according to Lee.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The two had spent a few days in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu to acclimate to the higher altitude of the Himalayas, before continuing north toward the Chinese border with a tour group.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of continuing
Verb
  • If such an attack succeeds, Gulf Arab states’ need to save their huge oil infrastructure investments could knock them out of their informal American coalition or force Washington to accept Iranian terms on reopening the strait.
    — JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Officials said improvements to the bowling alley were completed last year and that the venue has welcomed guests for more than a year since reopening.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reopening

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

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