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
Trump this week floated a new plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Camp Mystic, a Texas summer camp where 27 young girls and camp counselors died during a 2025 flood, will not be reopening this summer, with the state's governor saying the investigation into the camp continues.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Old Terrell is a historic distillery whose roots go all the way back to 1835, with plans to reopen in downtown Paducah in late 2026.
—Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Staff and volunteers began cleanup efforts immediately following the storm to ensure animal safety and prepare the grounds for reopening.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Camp Mystic, a Texas summer camp where 27 young girls and camp counselors died during a 2025 flood, will not be reopening this summer, with the state's governor saying the investigation into the camp continues.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Old Terrell is a historic distillery whose roots go all the way back to 1835, with plans to reopen in downtown Paducah in late 2026.
—Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Staff and volunteers began cleanup efforts immediately following the storm to ensure animal safety and prepare the grounds for reopening.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopen
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Burke continued a strong series for Sox starters, following up Noah Schultz’s six scoreless innings Friday with six scoreless of his own.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Trump posted on social media that the two-month war could soon end and that oil and natural gas shipments disrupted by the conflict could restart.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Trump posted on social media Wednesday that the two-month war could soon end and that oil and natural gas shipments disrupted by the conflict could restart.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 May 2026
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi pressed his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and refrain from resuming hostilities during a meeting in Beijing.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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Since inspections resumed following COVID-19 disruptions in 2021, UC Davis has received 15 violations across nine inspections, including critical violations involving animal injuries and enclosure failures.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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