as in resuming
to begin again or return to after an interruption
court will reopen after a brief recess
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Recent Examples of reopening
The campus was closed for several days before reopening to faculty, staff and students in phases this week.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
There was some discussion of reopening it.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Investments range from costlier new building of entertainment centers that combine multi-screen theaters with activities from axe throwing to bowling to arcades; reopening and revamping closed cinemas; new digital projectors, movie screens, sound systems and seats in auditoriums.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Zoo officials have said reopening the western entrance could expand access for pedestrians, cyclists and others who live close to City Park.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
The forest started reopening to visitors at the end of October 2024.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
But the lopsided loss to Miami threw the entire Group of Five playoff race into flux, reopening the door for a crowded field of contenders looking to seize that lone golden ticket to the postseason.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Over the past three years, the city has begun to address long-overdue repairs, reopening pools, restoring lighting, and fixing building roofs, efforts that were largely neglected during Hernandez’s administration.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Shrink dipped in 2020 as stores closed during the pandemic and customers shopped online — and then, as stores began reopening, retailers underestimated their shrink rate.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
There was some discussion of reopening it.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Investments range from costlier new building of entertainment centers that combine multi-screen theaters with activities from axe throwing to bowling to arcades; reopening and revamping closed cinemas; new digital projectors, movie screens, sound systems and seats in auditoriums.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Zoo officials have said reopening the western entrance could expand access for pedestrians, cyclists and others who live close to City Park.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
The forest started reopening to visitors at the end of October 2024.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
But the lopsided loss to Miami threw the entire Group of Five playoff race into flux, reopening the door for a crowded field of contenders looking to seize that lone golden ticket to the postseason.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Over the past three years, the city has begun to address long-overdue repairs, reopening pools, restoring lighting, and fixing building roofs, efforts that were largely neglected during Hernandez’s administration.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Shrink dipped in 2020 as stores closed during the pandemic and customers shopped online — and then, as stores began reopening, retailers underestimated their shrink rate.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopening
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Borrowers working towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness can also do it the normal path - by resuming qualifying payments on an active repayment plan like IBR.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Annunciation parish and school community is resuming some of its on-campus activities following a mass shooting that left two children dead and injured 17 people, one of whom is still hospitalized.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some of those molecules get fed into the cell's metabolism, while others get built up into a five-carbon sugar again, restarting the cycle.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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So let’s acknowledge that filmmaker Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys) is after more than just restarting the conversation around his subject.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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The new $10,000 stipend is separate from the $30 million proposed in the continuing resolution for a law enforcement mutual aid fund for members and $58 million for security for the executive and judicial branches.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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These are ongoing and continuing obligations which, if the member did not meet them, the member could be disassociated from the Subject LLCs and thus lose the right to distributions.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Reopening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopening. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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