resumed

verb

past tense of resume
as in continued
to begin again or return to after an interruption we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed

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Recent Examples of resumed When play resumed in the seventh inning, the loud crackle of fireworks could be heard in the distance. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026 The issue has now been resolved and flights have resumed as normal, Massport said. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 6 July 2026 When the skies cleared, the ceremony resumed and attendees knelt in the mud to receive Communion. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 Spectators at Boston’s fireworks and concert were told to briefly seek shelter before events later resumed. — Steven Sloan, Fortune, 5 July 2026 The Kansas City Current resumed its National Women’s Soccer League season on Friday night in Colorado. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 Francis resumed his role as CEO of Gymshark in 2021, after stepping aside in 2017 in favor of Steve Hewitt, a longtime veteran of the sportswear industry. — Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 The bank said previous interventions had only temporarily interrupted the yen’s slide before USD/JPY resumed climbing, and expects a similar pattern if authorities intervene again. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 July 2026 In mid-February, the Gemini Cooperation initially resumed their joint ME11/IMX service, which connects India and the Middle East ⁠with the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resumed
  1. continued
  2. restarted
  3. reopened
Verb
  • The Heat began Tuesday by retaining three-point shooting forward Simone Fontecchio in free agency, and then continued to address its need for outside shooting when league-wide free agent negotiations were permitted to begin Tuesday night.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Still, the landowner had continued to find pieces of wreckage for years.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of continued
Verb
  • After spending two years in the Chicago Cubs organization as a consultant and scout, Little restarted his managerial career with the Dodgers, reuniting with some of his former players, including Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Lowe.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The textile recycler restarted production at its industrial-scale facility in Ortviken, Sweden in February and regrouped with Finnish material innovator Spinnova in March to use its cellulose-rich dissolving pulp as feedstock in Spinnova’s ecosystem to produce new textile fibers.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
Definition of restarted
Verb
  • The case went cold until Bristol County investigators reopened it in 2022, partnering with the FBI and state authorities.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • The observation deck was reopened later in the afternoon on Wednesday.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of reopened

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