opened (up)

past tense of open (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for opened (up)
Verb
  • Think of it as a hospital’s central nervous system for information — continuously gathering signals, interpreting them, and routing critical insights where they are needed most.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • According to Champo, apply three to four drops onto the fingertips and massage where needed.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Be sure that your grill is unplugged and turned off and then begin to clean it by removing the grates and metal plates—Mock will soak these in warm, soapy water before scrubbing down grease and residue from both these components as well as the grill interior.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Local government leaders have also wanted assurances that dollars raised in their counties would end up spent on transit systems there.
    Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward, who moderated the discussion, wanted to know how agriculture departments could better work with companies, the federal government and consumers to be helpful and more effective.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Only a small fraction of the nearly 150 hostages released from Gaza in the past two years have been directly freed by Israeli military operations, with the rest freed through Qatari and Egyptian mediation.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Playing someone who is so electric has freed me to take up space in new ways as an actor.
    Akili King, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of the richest fossil sites is the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, where hundreds of bones have been excavated, giving scientists an extraordinary window into the life and death of these Ice Age giants.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Archaeologists excavated the underground burial and found a secondary connecting structure.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Opened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opened%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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