Prevent
Resume
Resume verb - To begin again or return to after an interruption.
Prevent and resume are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Resume".
Nearby Words: resumption, resumed, resuming
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When a Russian experiment created the fire being Svarozhich, it was revealed that Firestorm had been intended to be Earth's fire elemental, and that it was necessary to resume this role to prevent the creature from running rampant.
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He wanted to get Grimwald so that he could resume doing his job of culling humans to prevent them from overpopulating and causing even more destruction and mayhem through war for food/supply shortages.
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Resume and Prevent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevent/resume
Prevent & Resume. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevent/resume>.
Resume or Prevent. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevent/resume.
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