reopened

past tense of reopen

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reopened Since Palisades Village reopened on Saturday, owner and developer Rick Caruso said business is booming, noting that sales and foot traffic have exceeded pre-wildfire levels by three times. Julie Sharp, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Palisades Village, which survived the flames but closed after the fires, reopened with a morning ribbon cutting attended by residents, business owners and community leaders. Teresa Liu, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Washington and Tehran agreed in June to a 60-day ceasefire, allowing time to negotiate a more durable peace deal while active fighting subsided and the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened. Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 As businesses reopened almost overnight, inventories at every level of the supply chain had run dry, demand surged, and freight rates spiked to record levels at a moment when there were simply not enough trucks on the road. Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Most public schools across Hawaii reopened but Hawaii County's non-emergency operations were still suspended, officials said. ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 This year, Great Basin National Park fully reopened Lehman Caves, the longest cave system in Nevada. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 The restaurant closed for about fourth months before Kuk reopened it. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 All lanes of Beach Boulevard have been reopened, police said. Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopened
Verb
  • Seb Stafford-Bloor Aston Villa have resumed talks to sign Joao Palhinha from Bayern Munich.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts murder trial resumed Monday in Plymouth Superior Court, with the prosecution resting its case.
    Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The kitchen men restarted their cheering as if someone in there was doing stage magic, and Uncle Jimmy leaned closer so he could be heard.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As the investigation and suspect search continued, police said that SWAT officers and drones were also deployed to assist.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Trade between the two countries had been expanding even as the US continued tightening sanctions on the regime.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Reopened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopened. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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