picking up the threads

A form of pick up the threads — To resume an activity after an interruption; to pick up.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pick up the threads
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APA

picking up the threads. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20up%20the%20threads

MLA

“picking up the threads.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20up%20the%20threads. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picking up the threads,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20up%20the%20threads.

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