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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Conclusion Transitioning careers doesn’t have to mean starting over.
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Q Hamirani, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Sometimes, that means starting over and making a new identity for yourself.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
The picture stars Jude Law, Ana De Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl and Sydney Sweeney as a group of people who flee 1920s Europe to start over and build paradise on the Galapagos Islands, with disastrous consequences.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
Not bad at all for a group that had to start over from scratch during the pandemic.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
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Q Hamirani, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Sometimes, that means starting over and making a new identity for yourself.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
The picture stars Jude Law, Ana De Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl and Sydney Sweeney as a group of people who flee 1920s Europe to start over and build paradise on the Galapagos Islands, with disastrous consequences.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
Not bad at all for a group that had to start over from scratch during the pandemic.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for start over
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“Start over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start%20over. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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