as in to open
to change from a closed to an open position
one nurse closed the window in my room, and a minute later another nurse unclosed it
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Ruben, never book-smart, is aggrieved by the doors that open for Niall as a result of his academic achievements.—
Inkoo Kang,
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Artturi Lehkonen deposited a goal and assisted on another by Cale Makar after Gabriel Landeskog opened the scoring and before Brock Nelson added an empty-netter for Colorado.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Unclose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclose. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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