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Recent Examples of reopen Federal agents move in to reopen the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Portland, Ore., on June 28, 2018. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025 The city announced the street reopened to traffic by 9:30 a.m. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025 Harris hopes the main dining building — which has to undergo more extensive repairs — can reopen by next spring. Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025 Cheviot reopening this spring The Cheviot branch, operating at 3711 Robb Ave. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for reopen
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Verb
  • The Iron Bottom Sound expedition is scheduled to continue through July 23 and is funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration.
    Mark Price Updated July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
  • Place the feet on a piece of cardboard to protect your floor, then continue to pull the range out of place.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • United will be the first American carrier to restart flights to Israel since the Middle Eastern nation closed its airspace on June 13 amid its latest war with Iran.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
  • Shortly after learning about the pause, President Donald Trump told Hegseth to restart the shipments, and specifically to send more defensive weapons.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Since the ruling, the Trump administration has resumed controversial removals.
    Antonio Maria Delgado July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • At the time of this writing, visa interviews have resumed, and, from our observations, most existing appointments are proceeding as scheduled unless explicitly canceled.
    Hanmei Wu, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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