RESUMING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

resuming

verb

present participle of resume

as in continuing

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 resuming Subsequent tests indicated no further treatment is necessary, and Leo has been slowly resuming his daily activities. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Ukraine paused such attacks for three days before resuming them, citing continuing Russian attacks. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Abrosimov said resuming serial production would strengthen Russia’s technological independence and support the long-term development of its Long-Range Aviation fleet and the airborne component of the country’s nuclear triad. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 By Thursday, the situation changed once more, with Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries resuming as Starlink and Starshield services had been restored to full capacity, as an unnamed Ukrainian official told Axios. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026 Dementia related to untreated syphilis left him incapable of resuming his position atop the country’s criminal underworld. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 The two valves must then pass one another midway through their strokes, briefly deforming to squeeze past each other before resuming their pumping roles. — Mike McRae 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 Though the pipeline hasn’t transported gas to Germany since 2022, the country’s far-right AfD supports resuming flows, which could allow US investors to profit. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The charity’s deputy coordinator of operations in Yemen, Emmanuel Massart, said three other hospitals there had closed for days before resuming services. — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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The women’s basketball team recently faced off against the Atlanta Dream in game three of the WNBA Finals, continuing a whirlwind season for the league’s most valuable franchise.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
There is little benefit in continuing to pay for an old version of your life.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026

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Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and studio, is reopening following a death at the site on Friday, October 16.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
The order permitted either side to request reopening if negotiations failed.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

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