opens (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of open (up)
1
as in hollows (out)

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as in needs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opens (up)
  1. frees
  2. needs
  3. unplugs
  4. wants
  5. takes
  6. justifies
Verb
  • Unexamined habits are expensive to maintain, even the small ones, and dropping one frees up real attention, not just symbolic relief.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Wolverine frees Essex and races to the exit, but Essex musters enough psychic power to cause all of the invading soldiers to explode.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of frees
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  • The office needs the two systems — one to safely take whistleblower complaints, one to manage audit files.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of asking only what a leader needs to do better, the question becomes what kind of environment that leader's presence—or absence—is creating.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of needs
Verb
  • To try to minimize costs, Gaspar unplugs his computer, coffee maker and other electronics when not in use and keeps the thermostat at 64 degrees.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Kontopanos also unplugs consciously by sending postcards to her family and friends, scrapbooking, and junk journaling, which involves repurposing everyday materials like tickets and receipts to document memories or ideas.
    — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
Definition of unplugs
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  • Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy aren't part of this longer-term picture; SpaceX wants to phase them out and have Starship shoulder the load.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • No arrests have been made, and DeRamus wants to know why his home was hit and who is responsible.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of wants
Verb
  • Pipeline construction typically takes a matter of years and requires significant investment, some analysts said.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This circuit takes one incoming signal and directs it toward different destinations based on another control signal.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of takes
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  • Trust drives value, value justifies investment and investment flows toward the function that protects it.
    — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Usually a hypothesis justifies the data collected, rather than the reverse.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
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“Opens (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opens%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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