reopened

past tense of reopen

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reopened The natural gas facility involved in the blowout temporarily closed and later reopened at reduced capacity after being deemed safe to operate. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 The first half of the museum reopened in 2022 with eight new or reimagined galleries, the Northrop Grumman Planetarium, museum store, and the Mars Café. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026 Under the original seven-day implementation proposed by Tehran, the Strait of Hormuz would have been reopened on the sixth day. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 After mudslides in Big Sur caused a three-year closure, some of the most scenic sections of the Pacific Coast Highway have been reopened, giving travelers the opportunity to take in the inspirational sights of California’s coastline. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 As expected, Binance reopened customer withdrawals today after freezing them in the immediate aftermath of the hack. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2026 While there are plenty of Spirit Halloween stores in the area, Sacramento’s most famous costume store, Evangeline’s Costume Mansion, reopened this summer after a 2025 fire. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026 When iO reopened in 2022 after having been closed during the pandemic, Stir Friday Night was on the opening weekend’s bill. — Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 China has tacitly accepted North Korea’s nuclear status, reopened its border with Pyongyang and continued to serve as its economic lifeline. — Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopened
Verb
  • Most of Emirates’ rivals have yet to come back; still, British Airways this week resumed its London-Dubai route, returning for the first time since the war began.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed in the impoverished country.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Generators arrived drained of fuel and had to be restarted by a local.
    — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • To reverse same-store sales declines, McDonald's focused its marketing on its Extra Value Meals and restarted regional and national promotions on its mobile app, which are important to its most frequent diners.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Other Democrats, as well as some Republicans, have continued to push to hold Epstein associates accountable.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Armies of lawyers and volunteers for both sides continued to monitor the vote count across the state's 82 counties.
    — Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

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“Reopened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopened. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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