resumed

VERB

begin again

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue go on proceed regain reopen restart return to take up

STRONG

recapitulate recommence recoup repossess retake

WEAK

assume again carry on come back go on with keep on keep up occupy again pick up reassume reinstitute reoccupy take back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease complete end finish halt stop

Example Sentences

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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

Cheers resumed before Murray headed on to the balcony of the Wimbledon pavilion to show off his trophy to the thousands of fans below, stopping to sign autographs and pose for selfies.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Andrew Bary tells me the next key catalyst will come later this summer when investors learn if Berkshire has resumed a stock buyback.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Oil prices resumed the downward shift that has marked the week, having risen around two percent Thursday on news that a cargo ship was damaged by an unknown projectile off Oman's coast in Hormuz.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

By early June the subprime mortgage bond market had resumed what would become an uninterrupted decline, and the FrontPoint positions began to move—first by thousands and then by millions of dollars a day.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis