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restart

VERB
continue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
proceed reestablish reinstate renew reopen restore resume return to
STRONG
recapitulate recommence
WEAK
begin over begin where one left off carry on go on with pick up reinstitute take up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
finish halt stop

Example Sentences

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U.S.-based Pelage Pharmaceuticals has an experimental therapy that tries to restart the hair-growth cycle from scratch by reawakening stem cells.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But on Thursday, a US official confirmed to AFP that Washington was launching its own international coalition to restart shipping, dubbed "the Maritime Freedom Construct".

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Doing so would provide Iran with “relatively ample spare storage capacity” after the shutdown and would allow for “a smoother restart of operations.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Since then, she has tried to restart fuel shipments, but has been vetoed by the U.S., according to people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Those that survived this “natural selection” would restart the grim cycle again—Sisyphus moving from one famine to the next.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee