as in resumed
to begin again or return to after an interruption
court will reopen after a brief recess
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Recent Examples of reopened
Southbound lanes on Florida’s Turnpike from Okeechobee Road to Northwest 41st Street and Krome Avenue from Okeechobee Road to Southwest Eighth Street, both which were previously closed have fully reopened.
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Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
The parking lot, beach and trail to the beach are now reopened for visitors.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
The restaurant reopened after a follow-up inspection.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2026
But, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reopened the debate about what went wrong weighing in on former President Joe Biden’s decision to run for reelection.
—NBC news, 21 June 2026
East Hampton's iconic Hedges Inn, a landmark since 1873, has officially reopened following an extensive interior redesign.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The interim agreement to end the Iran war has already reopened the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran effectively closed, cutting the global economy off from significant supplies of oil and natural gas.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
The arrest came after Tiffany Lee — identified by several outlets as Love's ex — reopened a declaration-of-paternity case on June 11 involving Love, court records show.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
And the idea that the strait is suddenly going to be magically reopened, look at the gas prices.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
The parking lot, beach and trail to the beach are now reopened for visitors.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
The restaurant reopened after a follow-up inspection.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2026
But, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reopened the debate about what went wrong weighing in on former President Joe Biden’s decision to run for reelection.
—NBC news, 21 June 2026
East Hampton's iconic Hedges Inn, a landmark since 1873, has officially reopened following an extensive interior redesign.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The interim agreement to end the Iran war has already reopened the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran effectively closed, cutting the global economy off from significant supplies of oil and natural gas.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
The arrest came after Tiffany Lee — identified by several outlets as Love's ex — reopened a declaration-of-paternity case on June 11 involving Love, court records show.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
And the idea that the strait is suddenly going to be magically reopened, look at the gas prices.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopened
Verb
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After a lengthy bit of stoppage time to deal with the injury of Canada's Ismaël Koné, the match has resumed.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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The zoo resumed operations with police remaining onsite as a precautionary measure, Baker said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Last week, Serena restarted her doubles career at Queen’s Club Championship in London.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Fox cut back to the match several seconds after play restarted.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Before the Clark-Bonner scene, Cunningham stepped into the confrontation and pointed directly at Bonner, who continued barking at officials as teammates tried to pull her away.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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SpaceX continued its sharp descent back to Earth.—
Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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“Reopened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopened. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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