resume

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verb

re·sume ri-ˈzüm

resumed; resuming; resumes

Synonyms of resume next

transitive verb

: to assume or take again : reoccupy

… resumed his seat by the fire …—

Thomas Hardy

When the break was over and I'd resumed my place on the stand, the teacher asked for a twenty-minute pose and gave me a stool.—

Elizabeth Hollander

: to return to or begin (something) again after interruption

She resumed her work.

When official mourning was over, Soviet television resumed its normal pace.—

Bel Kaufman

Her face was changing, resuming its usual expression of gleeful malice.—

Gail Carson Levine

: to take (something) back to oneself : reclaim

If Waukeshaw Development fails to meet the requirements in the agreement, the town can foreclose on the property and resume ownership.—

Shannon Keith

: to pick (something) up again : to go back to using or doing (something, such as a way of behaving)

resume an old habit

The very idea of resuming smoking is so loathsome that it drives the thought out of my head.—

A. M. Rosenthal

She soon got tired of him and banished him, resuming her way of living as a free spinster.—

George Bernard Shaw

After a quarter-century of creative silence, Goldschmidt resumed composing.—

Norman Lebrecht

intransitive verb

: to begin again after a pause or interruption

… emerged from the courthouse the day the trial resumed …—

Amy Waldman

résumé

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noun

ré·su·mé ˈre-zə-ˌmā

ˌre-zə-ˈmā,

also ˈrā-zə-ˌmā,

or ˌrā-zə-ˈmā

variants or resume or less commonly resumé

plural résumés or resumes also resumés

: a short account of one's career and qualifications : curriculum vitae

For the internship, I submitted my résumé, work samples, and a cover letter.—

Tami Nguyen

… a 90-minute telephone interview with a personnel manager at Intel, who has forwarded the resume to the hiring manager …—

Hal Lancaster

: a set of accomplishments

a musical résumé

[Lucy] Liu's artistic resume is an impressive one; her website displays sculptural works in wood, resin, and bronze, as well as embroidery, silkscreen, assemblage, a Jasper Johns-style deconstructed American flag, and more.—

Emma Specter

formal : summary

He gave a resume of the club's activities throughout the year.—

Farming Life

… the business of the evening commenced with a resume of the events that had taken place over the summer.—

The Stourbridge (England) News

Examples of resume in a Sentence

Verb The game resumed after the rain stopped. After the rain stopped, the teams resumed play. She sat down and resumed her work. He shook his visitor's hand and resumed his seat. I resumed my place at the podium. She will be resuming her position at the company. Noun If you would like to be considered for the job, please submit your résumé. His musical résumé includes performances at Carnegie Hall, a stint with the New York Philharmonic, and two Grammys. a brief résumé of the news See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The game will resume in 30 minutes unless another lightning strike is detected, in which case the 30-minute clock will reset. —

Evan Dudley, al, 16 Sep. 2023 The diplomatic crisis began earlier this month when workers in Haiti resumed construction of a canal near the Massacre River that runs along the border, to help alleviate a drought that hit Haiti's Maribaroux plain. —

MartÍn Adames AlcÁntara and DÁnica Coto The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023 Hours after addressing backlash for her decision to resume her talk show amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Drew Barrymore has deleted her apology. —

Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023 Ushers mitigated the intermittent crowd influxes, ensuring the aisles were cleared before play resumed. —

Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023 Union leaders and representatives from the Big Three resumed contract talks Saturday. —

CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023 The showrunners group has been active since Labor Day in trying to sit down with David Goodman and Chris Keyser, the co-chairs of the WGA negotiating committee, to express the urgency of resuming negotiations. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Sep. 2023 Of 98 facilities, 46 showed as having resumed normal operations on the department’s website Friday afternoon. —

Aria Jones, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023 Following an extended leave, Burrill resumed his ministry in the small town of West Salem, Wisconsin, according to the Catholic News Service. —

David Hamilton, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023

Noun

And head brewer Quin Tinling brings to Irrelevant a resume that includes, but isn’t limited to, brewing in Portland under Kevin Denny at Wayfinder Beer and as barrel program manager and research and development brewer at Level Beer. —

oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023 Christina Hall might be adding a new show to her resume. —

Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023 Many have had to tap into their savings to cover costs, and soon, tens of millions of households will have an additional bill to pay when federal student loan repayments resume. —

Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023 The three-day workshop, which takes place Sept. 20 – 22, will include sessions designed to help the actors hone their resumes and all-important self-tapes, as well as opportunities for international networking with leading casting directors and agents. —

Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023 The young man, with a Heisman Trophy on his resume, has thrived at every level. —

Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2023 Along the way, he’s added working for the last two Democratic presidents to his resume, as well as work for former Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo, who is now the US secretary of commerce. —

Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023 Advertisement Wood has the most complete offensive resume of any of the Lakers’ newcomers. —

Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023 Rounding out his resume is Yamaguchi’s work as a local DJ in Tuscaloosa, performing at area bars and working gigs for functions held by university student organizations. —

Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023 See More

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