opens (up)

Definition of opens (up)next
present tense third-person singular of open (up)
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Verb
  • Fu also stressed that more work needs to be done to boost domestic demand, urging businesses to improve their offerings to attract consumers.
    Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • September 23 – October 22 A bigger perspective needs a practical container today.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The bigger picture The launch is a meaningful bet on what Yahoo Finance’s 30-year audience actually wants.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
  • Still, the launcher configuration suggests the company wants Comet to engage both surface and aerial threats during independent operations.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Finally, a Stanford study revealed that while AI frees up time, most users divert it to entertainment instead of productive endeavors.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Mando frees him soon enough (after a funny encounter with a four-armed simian food-truck chef voiced with high anxiety by Martin Scorsese).
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • And doing it manually — finding every broker, submitting every opt-out form, rechecking every few months — takes hours.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Those split levels of child and adult consciousness give the film a certain piquancy, a little gap where drama can spark in a story where almost nothing really happens except a kid takes a plane ride, or several plane rides, with his mom.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • To try to minimize costs, Gaspar unplugs his computer, coffee maker and other electronics when not in use and keeps the thermostat at 64 degrees.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Kontopanos also unplugs consciously by sending postcards to her family and friends, scrapbooking, and junk journaling, which involves repurposing everyday materials like tickets and receipts to document memories or ideas.
    Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That’s an acute disconnect for early-career filmmakers weighing whether the traditional path justifies the cost and risk.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
  • But none of this justifies standing still.
    Peter S. Hendricks, STAT, 6 May 2026
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“Opens (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opens%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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