OPENED (UP) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

opened (up)

verb

past tense of open (up)

as in scooped (out)

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The project had to be unplugged within months — before being widely deployed — when the company behind it collapsed.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
Authorities believe she was taken against her will, and said that blood marks found on the porch of her home matched her DNA, while a security camera had been unplugged.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 June 2026

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Little Palm Island needed to start anew to re-emerge as an ultra-luxe private island resort suited for the modern traveler.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Amentum and Laing O’Rourke now have a role in creating the industrial foundation needed to make that goal possible.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

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The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago have been found, freed from the melting Trift Glacier, police said Wednesday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
While Nikki is freed from Bear’s original wish, she’s left with all of the horrors that came from it — including the deaths of her friends, by her hands.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of freed

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The impact excavated pristine materials from below the lunar surface that have escaped weathering from the solar wind, galactic cosmic rays, and micrometeorites.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Assistant Town Engineer Matt Gavelek said that the problems were created because, contrary to the town’s instructions, a large area of land was excavated.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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opened (up)

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