start over
phrasal verb
started over; starting over; starts over
chiefly US
1
: to begin doing something again
I'm sorry, but you'll have to start over (again).
She saw her divorce as an opportunity to start (her life) over.
2
: to begin to happen again
In the spring, the eggs hatch, and the cycle starts (all) over (again).
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State officials have paid Deloitte Consulting more than $50 million so far for a software application that often froze and wiped out personal information, forcing applicants to start over.
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Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 19 Feb. 2025
His film, a sweeping three-and-a-half-hour-long epic that depicts fictional architect László Tóth, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States, has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Even though the gamble to start over paid off in a big way, eventually ushering in the Tina Fey era and a renaissance for women on the show, that was never guaranteed.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Many wars on Earth start over territorial disputes.
—Wayne N White Jr, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
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Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 19 Feb. 2025
His film, a sweeping three-and-a-half-hour-long epic that depicts fictional architect László Tóth, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States, has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Even though the gamble to start over paid off in a big way, eventually ushering in the Tina Fey era and a renaissance for women on the show, that was never guaranteed.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Many wars on Earth start over territorial disputes.
—Wayne N White Jr, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Start over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start%20over. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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