opened (up)

verb

past tense of open (up)
1
as in scooped (out)

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2
as in needed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opened (up)
  1. unplugged
  2. needed
  3. freed
  4. wanted
  5. excavated
Verb
  • The recording feature continued even when the TVs were unplugged from the internet, storing the audio files locally and uploading them the moment the internet connection was restored.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In one instance, someone unplugged a Flock camera and angled it down.
    — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of unplugged
Verb
  • City and transit officials agree more sand is needed and note that coastal communities, including surf hub Huntington Beach, have nourished their beaches for years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • These contracts allow Micron to invest in the capacity needed to increase output, while protecting itself from waning customer demand in the future, as the AI buildout plays out.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of needed
Verb
  • Castellanos traveled to Houston to meet her husband after learning he would be freed.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Trouble is on the horizon though as an explosion on one of his oil rigs has freed a killer ice floe, setting loose tsunamis, threatening hundreds of thousands of lives and heading directly for Europe.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of freed
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  • One early customer of PopZao was a Buddhist temple which wanted new merchandise for its younger visitors.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Clarissa Laguardia Clarissa Laguardia wanted to make language services more accessible to everyone.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of wanted
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  • The last set of stairs, which lead to the basement that the couple excavated, is contemporary.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Chemicals were removed from the home, as well as a segment of underground pipe was excavated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of excavated
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“Opened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opened%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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