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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open (up)
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Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Chris Williams planned to assist Fincke and Cardman in suiting up and preparing the tools and equipment that would be needed outside the space station.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Through this process, long-standing arrangements and assumptions are dismantled or, in some cases, altogether destroyed to free up resources and energy for new ideas.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Reducing those requirements could free up land for gentle increases in density, which would make public transit more viable and households less car-dependent.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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People don’t just want to belong to organizations.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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And Williams does want to learn more about them, not just as individuals but as communities, too.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Turn off all unnecessary electrical equipment and unplug them.—
Hannah Hudnall,
IndyStar,
23 Jan. 2026
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Turn off all unnecessary electrical equipment and unplug them.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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Howard, who had served as a second lieutenant with the Ninety‑Second Division, 366th Infantry in France during World War I, accused President Truman of using the Cold War to justify a sweeping peacetime expansion of America’s global military footprint.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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And yet Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claims that the agents were justified despite evidence so clear that it can be found unedited on YouTube.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Saman said some of the wounded who were hospitalized, including one of his friends who was shot in his calf, were then taken into custody by the regime's forces.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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These recommendations are based, in part, on studies that have found higher relapse rates among those who stop taking the medication versus those who do not.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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But High School Musical’s ratings smash made the movie franchisable and sellable — something far more common for the films given the budgets and attention warranted by a theatrical release.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2026
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Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Open (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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