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
Renovations started in 2024, and the hotel reopened to guests in May 2025.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
But while a border crossing between Egypt and Gaza has technically reopened, few people have been allowed to use it so far.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
Louie Bossi’s Ristorante opened in Fort Lauderdale on Las Olas Boulevard in 2015 and later added a second location in Boca Raton, which reopened in November after being forced to close in April 2025 due to a kitchen fire.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Del Taco confirmed to USA TODAY in June 2025 that the 17 locations are reopening.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
But while a border crossing between Egypt and Gaza has technically reopened, few people have been allowed to use it so far.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
Louie Bossi’s Ristorante opened in Fort Lauderdale on Las Olas Boulevard in 2015 and later added a second location in Boca Raton, which reopened in November after being forced to close in April 2025 due to a kitchen fire.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Del Taco confirmed to USA TODAY in June 2025 that the 17 locations are reopening.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopen
Verb
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Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Plume continues as a lunch and dinner spot throughout the day, and pours cocktails inspired by Taiwan’s indigenous birds after dark (the Regulus Goodfellow with local craft gin, pine needle tea, and maple syrup is a knockout).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Landowners restarted the application process in October.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, the players — including Vinicius Jr — returned to the pitch and play restarted after almost 10 minutes.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Continue reading … POLICY PIVOT — NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani to resume clearing homeless encampments after pausing policy.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Construction resumed on downtown Miami’s oldest street, where road closures lingered for almost two years.—
Larry Seward,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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