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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In the end, SAP’s message was that transformation doesn’t have to mean tearing everything out and starting over.
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Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Thunderstorms will start over the mountains midday and push onto the Eastern Plains by Thursday afternoon or evening, according to the weather service.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
The two get the party started over thumping club drums and spacey synths.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Dan Hurley would be a coaching hire for an NBA team looking to blow things up and start over, with patience for a new process, not the Knicks, not now.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Thunderstorms will start over the mountains midday and push onto the Eastern Plains by Thursday afternoon or evening, according to the weather service.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
The two get the party started over thumping club drums and spacey synths.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Dan Hurley would be a coaching hire for an NBA team looking to blow things up and start over, with patience for a new process, not the Knicks, not now.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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 10 Jun. 2025.
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