reopens

present tense third-person singular of reopen

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reopens On Friday, someone reopens the dashboards, reallocates budget by hand in 20-minute increments stolen between meetings and writes a learning into a doc that may or may not get reused. Marvin Abdel-Massih, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 As the Strait of Hormuz reopens, tens of millions of barrels of oil are coming through the Persian Gulf again. David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 An Amazon spokesperson said that all shifts were canceled and employees were sent home with pay after the shooting, and on-site grief counseling will be available when the building reopens. Lauren Victory, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and dilutes its enriched uranium on its own soil, while keeping the machinery to enrich more. Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 Bed Bath & Beyond is looking to stage a comeback as the decades-old company reopens stores in partnership with the Container Store in 22 cities, including several in the Bay Area. Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 Trump has been clear that the high cost of living in America will change once the war ends and the Strait of Hormuz reopens. Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 June 2026 Trump made the remarks in a June 18 interview with Axios days after signing an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Iran that reopens the Strait of Hormuz, establishes a ceasefire and targets a binding commitment from Iran not to possess a nuclear weapon. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 19 June 2026 When the waterway reopens today — assuming the US-Iran deal holds — many will exhale and celebrate the crisis’ end. Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopens
Verb
  • In Gaza City, a Palestinian man continues to search for the remains of his 26-year-old son, who was killed in an Israeli strike nine months ago.
    Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The broader medical tourism industry continues to expand, but beauty and cosmetic tourism have become fast-growing segments of their own.
    Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Because tasked with putting the final pieces of this elaborate jigsaw together, Grier went out and signed a crop of players whose resumes best resemble a nightclub security detail.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • There are 19 games left to play when the league resumes following its World Cup break in July.
    Tom Bogert, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Instead, Rue restarts her Bible audiobook from the beginning and considers her pill bottle.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
  • Eliminating them restarts the project clock.
    Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026

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“Reopens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopens. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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