as in resuming
to begin again or return to after an interruption
court will reopen after a brief recess
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Recent Examples of reopening
His Cebada Rooftop in Coral Gables, which was closed briefly over the summer for renovations, is reopening with the Bar Bella concept moving into Cebada’s indoor space.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Scores below 80 require a re-inspection, and below 60 require closure and inspection before reopening.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Russia has for years busied itself with reopening its Soviet-era military bases in the Arctic, and with constructing new facilities across the region.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The Porch Restaurant & Bar is reopening after a fire damaged the restaurant’s back storage areas just over a month ago.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The pool’s reopening on July 20 occurred when the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) issued the permit.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
In the filing, the attorney also said that reopening the case is warranted to allow Abrego Garcia to designate Costa Rica as the country of removal.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The Department of the Interior has also taken policy action to make coal more accessible by reducing regulatory barriers and reopening federal lands.
—Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Reviving drive-in culture Even as demand has waned since the pandemic, some organizers are reopening shuttered drive-ins.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Scores below 80 require a re-inspection, and below 60 require closure and inspection before reopening.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Russia has for years busied itself with reopening its Soviet-era military bases in the Arctic, and with constructing new facilities across the region.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The Porch Restaurant & Bar is reopening after a fire damaged the restaurant’s back storage areas just over a month ago.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The pool’s reopening on July 20 occurred when the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) issued the permit.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
In the filing, the attorney also said that reopening the case is warranted to allow Abrego Garcia to designate Costa Rica as the country of removal.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The Department of the Interior has also taken policy action to make coal more accessible by reducing regulatory barriers and reopening federal lands.
—Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Reviving drive-in culture Even as demand has waned since the pandemic, some organizers are reopening shuttered drive-ins.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopening
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This discovery suggests a much more active early Earth, but this tectonic activity was still unstable, with crust sinking down not in a continuous motion, but in pulses, stopping for millions of years and then resuming activity.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Here's what to know about late-night talk shows resuming with new episodes.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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So let’s acknowledge that filmmaker Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys) is after more than just restarting the conversation around his subject.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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NextEra sees Duane Arnold restarting operations by the fourth quarter of 2028 at the earliest, according to FERC filings.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Krishan Gopaul, senior EMEA analyst at the World Gold Council, told CNBC in a call on Tuesday that macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty was fueling huge inflows into gold ETFs, while central banks were continuing to shore up their gold reserves — both of which were keeping prices elevated.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Reopening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopening. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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