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
  • Start with the practical fix that frees attention for what matters next.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Supported internally by the S COR polymer, the thinner face frees additional discretionary weight that can be relocated to the perimeter, further enhancing forgiveness on off-center strikes.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of frees
Verb
  • Loving Venus sits in your 7th House of Partnership, facing nebulous Neptune across your 1st House of Identity, so connection needs kindness while self-expression needs steadiness.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Daemon, with his Valyrian steel warhelm and taste for annihilation, is who Rhaenyra needs riding shotgun now that Team Green has established a crown-seeking triumvirate of sons.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 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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  • Crytica Security wants to change that by monitoring what happens inside the device itself.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The European Union wants Kosovo and Serbia to normalize ties in order to move forward in their plans to join the bloc.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wants
Verb
  • That effectively takes a large portion of the National Guard off the table, narrowing the pool of available units at a time when the force is also balancing deployments and other commitments overseas.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Its structure takes an unusual approach to underwater vehicle construction.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of takes
Verb
  • Each enterprise has to decide what level of availability justifies that investment.
    — Srini Srinivasan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The watch justifies its premium and improves upon its two-year-old predecessor with three-day battery life and a blindingly bright screen.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of justifies
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“Opens (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opens%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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