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Synonyms

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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That would make a restart costly and damaging, crippling Iran’s economic capacity over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The researchers designed bioactive nanoparticles called "supramolecular drugs" to help restore this barrier and restart the brain's ability to remove waste.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

To end arguments about intergenerational equity, we need to work out how to restart the growth engine that has been spluttering.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

NextEra has also been able to capitalize on the boom in energy demand related to artificial intelligence, and recently signed a deal with Google to restart one of its nuclear plants located in Iowa.

From Barron's • May 16, 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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