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 Arizona paused executions after Wood’s lethal injection in 2014, before resuming them in 2022 with Clarence Dixon. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026 The remarks came days after Araghchi proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming nuclear talks within seven days if Washington accepts Iran’s terms. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Major networks in the White House television press pool are resuming their coverage on Friday after press passes were reinstated for CNN, Politico, and MS Now. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 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 As part of that initial run, Duff will continue to perform across New Zealand and Australia through the end of October before resuming in January 2027 with dates in Canada and Mexico. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 Other discussions may involve strengthening military-to-military ties, as well as resuming arms-control talks halted in 2024 over US weapons sales to Taiwan. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Crews shut off gas flowing to the ruptured line, and the Kansas Gas Service spent hours fixing the line and resuming gas flow. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 Oil prices pared some gains midday before resuming their climb in the afternoon. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuming
  1. continuing
  2. restarting
  3. reopening
Verb
  • Elfe quit her job in luxury retail and enrolled in a teacher assistant certification program at the center in 2022, before continuing her education in its apprenticeship program.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In early November the lake sat quiet, except for the moments when scores of Canada geese would descend to the surface to rest before continuing their journey south.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of continuing
Verb
  • Palisades originally housed an 805-megawatt reactor, which is now in the final technical stages of restarting.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The city government is also restarting the interagency Security Infrastructure Working Group, which Mamdani said was disbanded in 2024.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of restarting
Verb
  • To mark the 10-year anniversary of Zaha Hadid’s death, the Zaha Hadid Foundation is reopening the architect’s former headquarters on October 29.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • More vessels were hit in waters near Iran and Oman, even as Tehran restated its conditions for reopening the key waterway.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of reopening

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“Resuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuming. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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