resuming

verb

Definition of resumingnext
present participle of resume
as in continuing
to begin again or return to after an interruption we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuming
  1. continuing
  2. restarting
  3. reopening
Verb
  • Creel’s death from a rare and aggressive cancer at age 48 on September 30 has prompted a massive and continuing outpouring on social media of love and heartbreak from the Broadway community.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That’s magnified even more with the NFL salary cap continuing to increase due to the league’s record media contract.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of continuing
Verb
  • As the East and Gulf Coast port strike enters its third day with no sign of talks restarting, some consumers are starting to worry about potential shortages of groceries and other basics.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • He's also voiced support for restarting construction of a border wall.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of restarting
Verb
  • Lexington's Blue Grass Airport is reopening its runway after experiencing flight delays following an incident on the runway Friday morning.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • These could include, for example, seeing armed groups withdraw from populated areas, reopening state development projects, and curbing concrete abuses such as the planting of land mines.
    Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of reopening
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