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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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The Springboks restored sense soon after the restart.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Lugging suitcases across the border after packing up in Pakistan, Afghans are returning home with their worldly possessions but often lack one key item to restart their lives: an identity card.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

Both sides agreed to stop the exchanges and restart negotiations late Sunday, but the Revolutionary Guard quickly resumed its threats to passing ships, saying they couldn’t pass the strait without its consent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Cardiff lock Teddy Williams, who made a welcome return from a dislocated right foot suffered in October, failed to gather the restart.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Adding to the insult, the Tokyo lab’s director, Yukio Nishina, already had received permission from occupation officials to restart his cyclotron for biological and medical research.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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