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
Just weeks after reopening, flooding due to rainfall forced the mine to close yet again.
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Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
It has been closed since 2024, and the Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association is currently fundraising in order to reopen it to the public.
—Sarah Feldberg, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
France and the United Kingdom are leading efforts to reopen the strait once the fighting ends.
—Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens quickly, oil prices will soar even higher as physical shortages take hold.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
It has been closed since 2024, and the Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association is currently fundraising in order to reopen it to the public.
—Sarah Feldberg, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
France and the United Kingdom are leading efforts to reopen the strait once the fighting ends.
—Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens quickly, oil prices will soar even higher as physical shortages take hold.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopen
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The 27-year-old Dominican continued his ascension with six innings of one-run ball in the Padres’ 3-2 win over the Red Sox in front of a sellout crowd at Fenway Park.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The chase continued for several minutes until Judon crashed into a Ford sedan near the intersection of Garey Avenue and County Road, killing both of the vehicle's occupants.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Genet avoided prison in this case, but before long he was engaged in a seemingly endless cycle of theft, arrest, brief imprisonment (for weeks or months), and release, only to steal again and restart the cycle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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The government has also restarted detaining families with children at facilities like the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Hershey will resume using chocolate in most of its products after the grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups publicly criticized the company.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the past, Bravo has resumed filming when controversies including its shows have arisen, most notably with the Vanderpump Rules season 10 cheating scandal called Scandoval.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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