as in to continue
to begin again or return to after an interruption
court will reopen after a brief recess
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Recent Examples of reopen
The latter is expected to reopen on Wednesday.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Republicans say Democrats must first agree to reopen the government before negotiation.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Glorioso's Italian Market likely won't reopen until Thanksgiving as cleanup continues after a fire in early October.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Fifty-two Republican senators have voted 11 times to reopen the government.
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Republicans say Democrats must first agree to reopen the government before negotiation.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Glorioso's Italian Market likely won't reopen until Thanksgiving as cleanup continues after a fire in early October.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Fifty-two Republican senators have voted 11 times to reopen the government.
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopen
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The company spins off from the fund and continues as a stand-alone.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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The sessions will continue in the Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, a private island sanctuary in the Bahamas, where guests will learn about coral restoration and marine protection, before sailing the turquoise waters with Horn to see the importance of protecting the delicate underwater ecosystems.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over who is to blame for the federal government shutdown and who has the power to restart critical services, including SNAP payments.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Altfest remains optimistic that rising food insecurity in Alameda County could turn around swiftly, noting that the Senate could decide to reopen the government any day by passing a government spending bill that would restart SNAP benefits.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ford said after talking with Prime Minister Mark Carney he’s decided to pause the advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resume.—
Rob Gillies,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Matthews shows signs that normal service is resuming Quick release.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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