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
All but three Senate Democrats voted against reopening the government until health care funding is increased.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Vessels like Navier’s — ones that are efficient, stable, adaptable, and capable of being mass-produced as commercial platforms, while forming the foundation of a dual-use strategy — are the key to reopening America’s waterways for people and commerce.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
The abrupt retreat came seven months after the restaurateur boldly entered southwest Ohio, reopening former Frisch’s Big Boys with big plans for more than 50 new diners.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Rather, Laura takes her family back to the closed orphanage she was adopted from with the hopes of reopening it to help children with disabilities.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Ditto for Edmund Addo, the aging theater owner who has devoted his entire life to reopening the Rex Cinema in Ghana, even at the expense of his relationships with his children.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The timeline for reopening all lanes is unknown.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead, the moveable barrier will be pushed aside, reopening the shoulder as an emergency access and breakdown lane.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
On Capitol Hill, top Wisconsin Republicans had few answers to filling the FoodShare hole other than reopening the federal government.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Vessels like Navier’s — ones that are efficient, stable, adaptable, and capable of being mass-produced as commercial platforms, while forming the foundation of a dual-use strategy — are the key to reopening America’s waterways for people and commerce.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
The abrupt retreat came seven months after the restaurateur boldly entered southwest Ohio, reopening former Frisch’s Big Boys with big plans for more than 50 new diners.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Rather, Laura takes her family back to the closed orphanage she was adopted from with the hopes of reopening it to help children with disabilities.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Ditto for Edmund Addo, the aging theater owner who has devoted his entire life to reopening the Rex Cinema in Ghana, even at the expense of his relationships with his children.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The timeline for reopening all lanes is unknown.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead, the moveable barrier will be pushed aside, reopening the shoulder as an emergency access and breakdown lane.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
On Capitol Hill, top Wisconsin Republicans had few answers to filling the FoodShare hole other than reopening the federal government.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopening
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Israel is preparing for an election year during which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be wary of resuming a total war.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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On an extended trip to Messina, Haeckel set about resuming Müller’s radiolarian work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Experts warn that restarting tests could undermine decades of nonproliferation progress and provoke reciprocal actions from other nuclear states.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes, a long pause in stalking behavior is a tactic designed to create more fear by allowing the victim to drop their guard before restarting the behavior, said Aims Babich, director of survivor services at SafeHouse Denver, an emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The momentum from younger people is continuing.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The two sides will probably commit to continuing their dialogue and to stabilizing relations.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Reopening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopening. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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