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
The proposal was reopened to address the unpermitted activity, and the city completed its review.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Some demonstrators remain, cheering and holding signs, but roads around the plaza are mostly reopened.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Three House Democrats broke with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Friday, handing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a key win on a short-term plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security amid a weeks-long shutdown fight over immigration enforcement.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
The maison reopens on the place Vendôme.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Some demonstrators remain, cheering and holding signs, but roads around the plaza are mostly reopened.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Three House Democrats broke with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Friday, handing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a key win on a short-term plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security amid a weeks-long shutdown fight over immigration enforcement.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
The maison reopens on the place Vendôme.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopen
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The United States and Israel continue to strike Iran, whose retaliatory attacks have targeted Israel and neighboring Gulf Arab states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Work on East Weatherford Street is scheduled to begin March 30, and continue through May 8.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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It may have been abandoned mid-draft or rewritten ten times over, or restarted in half a dozen places.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Iran also seeks full preservation of its missile programs and guarantees that the war won’t restart, for itself and for Iran’s proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Student loan delinquencies have been on the rise ever since payments resumed in force at the end of 2024.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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But with clear progress failing to materialize by the end of the day, energy prices resumed rising.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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