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restart

British  

verb

  1. to start again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. the act or an instance of starting again

      the restart of the lap

    2. ( as modifier )

      a restart device
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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If attacks on Iran resumed, it would restart its military operations, Araghchi warned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

With the help of other passers-by, she performed chest compressions and used a public defibrillator to restart his heart, bringing him back.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Even after systems recover, there may not be enough trained staff to restart operations smoothly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

“Don’t confuse the end of the war with the ability to restart production and refining capacity out of the Gulf,” said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They will have to restart, something they’ve grown used to doing; their youth is packed with more history than most teens their age.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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