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
Challenging the deportation order will require going back into immigration court and reopening her case.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Built in 1867, with a distinctive radial layout designed to give prisoners the feeling of being under constant surveillance, the prison recently underwent a four-year renovation and modernization program, reopening in 2019.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The lawmakers will urge the administration to support federal workers and prevent a spike in health care costs, which are the reason most Senate Democrats have opposed reopening the government.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Community members at the time cried and mourned as their hopes of rehabilitating and reopening the historic structure were reduced to ashes.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Red Lobster recently revived fan favorites like popcorn shrimp and hush puppies, while Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant is reopening locations after shuttering in 2004.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The defense intends to argue that the totality of circumstances — Subu’s wrongful imprisonment, his lifelong residence in the United States, and his record of rehabilitation — warrants reopening the case.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Scores below 80 require a re-inspection, and below 60 require closure and inspection before reopening.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Democrats remained committed to their demands for extending expiring Biden-era Obamacare subsidies in exchange for reopening the government, and the White House reaffirmed mass layoff plans and slashed federal projects already funded in blue states.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Built in 1867, with a distinctive radial layout designed to give prisoners the feeling of being under constant surveillance, the prison recently underwent a four-year renovation and modernization program, reopening in 2019.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The lawmakers will urge the administration to support federal workers and prevent a spike in health care costs, which are the reason most Senate Democrats have opposed reopening the government.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Community members at the time cried and mourned as their hopes of rehabilitating and reopening the historic structure were reduced to ashes.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Red Lobster recently revived fan favorites like popcorn shrimp and hush puppies, while Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant is reopening locations after shuttering in 2004.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The defense intends to argue that the totality of circumstances — Subu’s wrongful imprisonment, his lifelong residence in the United States, and his record of rehabilitation — warrants reopening the case.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Scores below 80 require a re-inspection, and below 60 require closure and inspection before reopening.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Democrats remained committed to their demands for extending expiring Biden-era Obamacare subsidies in exchange for reopening the government, and the White House reaffirmed mass layoff plans and slashed federal projects already funded in blue states.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopening
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Fortune’s reporting has highlighted rising delinquency rates among younger borrowers and the squeeze from student loan repayments resuming after a long pause.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Third, Netanyahu's insistence on resuming fighting in Gaza to achieve absolute victory was never practical, as the United States learned in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and Israel in the West Bank.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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An alderman has proposed restarting the search for a developer for Milwaukee's Marcus Center parking structure site.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Doc stars Molly Parker as a doctor restarting her career after losing eight years of memory.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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The most popular route covers 13 miles one-way to the Paria River, though ambitious hikers can extend the journey to 21 miles by continuing downstream through Paria Canyon.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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The title demonstrated unusual longevity, continuing to sell out limited engagements through summer.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Reopening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopening. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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