RESTARTS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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 Picking at a bite or the scab reinjures the skin and restarts the inflammation cycle, which makes dark spots more likely and more stubborn. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 The real test will come if the district restarts the pilot and shows that the technology can support learning without putting student privacy at risk. — Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Marc restarts his revenue counter at zero every January and re-earns the year from scratch. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 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

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Team resumes at this point all have notable flaws, being it three-plus losses, a weak strength of schedule or poor performative metrics.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
When an agent needs a machine, Daytona attaches processing power and memory and resumes the snapshot.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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The American consumer, who accounts for about 70% of GDP, continues to buy stuff, but many are stressed by energy prices, wage stagnation, rising interest rates, and an affordability crisis in everything from health care to housing.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
And Winnie-the-Pooh continues to sit, in a thoughtful sort of way, which is what very old bears in very nice glass cases mostly do.

— STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

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