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picked up the threads of

picked up the threads of is the simple past and past participle of pick up the threads of.

Meaning of pick up the threads of

Verb

pick up the threads of (third-person singular simple present picks up the threads of, present participle picking up the threads of, simple past and past participle picked up the threads of)

  1. (transitive) To resume something that was paused or halted.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To restart after a disaster or trauma.

Questions about picked up the threads of

What is picked up the threads of the simple past and past participle of?
Picked up the threads of is the simple past and past participle of pick up the threads of.

Words near picked up the threads of in the dictionary

  1. picked up the phone
  2. picked up the pieces
  3. picked up the slack
  4. picked up the tab
  5. picked up the threads
  6. picked up the threads of
  7. picked up what someone was laying down
  8. picked up what someone was putting down
  9. pickedevant
  10. pickedevants
  11. pickedness

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