as in to continue
to begin again or return to after an interruption
court will reopen after a brief recess
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Recent Examples of reopen
Local and state officials are scheduled to meet in Charlotte on Monday and discuss reopening a juvenile jail — this time, more bluntly.
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Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
But the facility was reopened in March 2025 and retrofitted to again house children.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Brown’s reporting on Epstein is credited with reopening the 2008 case against him.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
Joseph Hatley, an attorney representing Leavenworth, said the city succeeded in demonstrating that allowing CoreCivic to reopen without a permit would have caused irreparable harm.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
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Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
But the facility was reopened in March 2025 and retrofitted to again house children.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Brown’s reporting on Epstein is credited with reopening the 2008 case against him.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
Joseph Hatley, an attorney representing Leavenworth, said the city succeeded in demonstrating that allowing CoreCivic to reopen without a permit would have caused irreparable harm.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopen
Verb
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Avian influenza continues to cause significant mortality in wild birds, prompting the Arkansas Department of Agriculture to recommend avoiding contact with wild birds.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Back at his home in Mazra’a, Awad’s wait for justice continues.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Because sudden cardiac arrest is an electrical issue, a defibrillator is necessary to stop and restart the heart with a strong electric shock.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Collections restarted, then were put on hold.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Train traffic was halted overnight at the request of police and resumed Thursday morning, the railway said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Melinda's family contacted the Madison County Sheriff’s Office in 2004 to resume the search.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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