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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open (up)
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Expelling a member of Congress -- which is a rare occurrence -- requires a two-thirds majority vote, a higher threshold than the simple majority needed to pass most legislation.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026 -
So, on Wednesdays and Sundays, rain or shine, the Heart of the City Farmer's Market is a gathering place for small farmers to sell their produce to people who desperately need it.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mantello’s production actually frees the play from its own time, expanding its vista.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Jared Wright freed the puck with a check at neutral ice, allowing Scott Laughton to carry it into the Vancouver zone.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jaylen Brown wants all the smoke.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Commissioners wanted to know whether the current marketplace benefits or harms consumers, and the fragmented media landscape facilitates or restricts the ability of traditional media to broadcast work in the public interest, including in local news and reporting.—
Colleen Long,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Simple precautions — avoiding unattended charging, unplugging when full, and keeping larger devices away from exits — can prevent deadly battery fires.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, the family votes to unplug the operating system (OS).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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At a time of widespread angst over runaway ticket prices, merely encountering something novel at a concert isn’t enough for many to justify the cost of getting in the door, particularly when superstars like Taylor Swift and SZA are on the road showing that innovation and value can coexist.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Seeing injustice justified with IQ, educators grew increasingly fed up with the indicator in the second half of the 20th century.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Wood also took away a potential homer from Nolan Gorman with a leaping catch near the right-field corner in the fourth.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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McCollum took an inbounds pass near the free-throw line and took two dribbles before launching a shot that banked in.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nor do investigation subjects Matthew and Jordan, seen in old video footage, warrant any deeper interest from Sean Harris Oliver’s screenplay.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Maybe another censure is warranted.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Open (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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