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opened (up)

verb

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

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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
  • In one instance, someone unplugged a Flock camera and angled it down.
    — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of unplugged
Verb
  • City Director Christina Catsavis asked whether the next election in November would change the number of signatures needed for a petition.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Coach Nick Sirianni needed a new offensive coordinator for the fifth consecutive season after the offense’s regression in 2025 prompted the biggest change of the Sirianni era.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of needed
Verb
  • Just that 30-second interaction in Bobby’s office totally freed me up.
    — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • An airport employee and officers freed the pilot from his parachute and pulled him from the plane, police said.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of freed
Verb
  • The problem was that the man Gilda wanted to be her boyfriend was … me.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But all anyone wanted to discuss after the game was his backfield prowess.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of wanted
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  • The comedian and performer has long excavated his Midwestern roots for his stand-up.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers combed through 60,000 bone fragments excavated from the cave, identifying two dozen or so that appeared to closely resemble hominin bones and testing them to see whether the fossils contained any useful biomolecular information.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 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 19 Sep. 2026.

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