resumed
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past participleof resume.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
resumeverb (used with object)to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue. -
past tense formof resume.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
resumeverb (used with object)to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue.
Example Sentences
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Carlos Cancinos, spokesperson for the Coop chain in Sweden, said that the group's seven affected shops had resumed "normal functioning".
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
One-third of the increase in job openings was in state and local government — mostly in education, as school resumed.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Then, on October 20, Voyager 1 unexpectedly resumed communication with Earth after a mysterious 48-hour interruption.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Kyiv, however, resumed its air campaign on Friday, launching three attacks on three major Russian refineries in the past three days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Fig blinked, an obvious nod to my situation, and resumed grooming his belly with steady determination.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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