Definition of unclosednext

unclosed

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verb

past tense of unclose
as in opened
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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Recent Examples of unclosed
Adjective
That’s true of any unclosed deal of this magnitude. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 The real Pasolini remains an inscrutable and complicated figure, as much an unclosed case as is his own death. Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025 Even a hardened home has weaknesses—in this case, a flammable window frame and unclosed eaves—that can lead to failure. Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025 Rather, to complete unclosed loops left open by his first two albums, this time with a decade more life under his belt. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 14 June 2024 An article on Saturday about the unclosed cases of six victims possibly linked to the Gilgo Beach serial killings incorrectly said that all the Gilgo Beach victims worked as escorts. New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024 More and more of its water was pouring into the Atchafalaya River, the last unclosed outlet, aside from the river’s mouth. Boyce Upholt, Wired, 23 July 2022 While even the most serious of today’s allegations hardly compare, the resonance runs deep, amid a conflict that has opened unclosed historical wounds. Washington Post, 5 May 2022 Oscar De La Hoya began by speaking in metaphors, describing a series of unclosed doors and visits to hell. Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclosed
Adjective
  • Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.
    Alex Heard, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
  • What counts as a cleared sidewalk?
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The complex is owned by a real estate investment trust, Highlands REIT, and was opened in the 2000s.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • This was Charlesbank, which opened in 1891 and was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as a satellite to his Emerald Necklace chain of parks in Boston and Brookline.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • No one likes the sloppy tailoring of Octavius’s open-back suit, but Law loves the jacket.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • But using open source models does often require more technical expertise on the part of the companies deploying them.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • While there does still seem to be a clear advantage — in five of the past seven finals, the team playing their semi-final first has won — there have at least been two examples of the eventual champions coming from the second semi-final.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Fort Worth city officials say the goal is to create rules that protect neighborhoods while setting clear standards for future data center development.
    Ken Molestina, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Adjective
  • Humans need transparency and trust in what the AI just did for them; agents need a predictable, machine-navigable structure.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Or visit the 329-acre Mercer Slough Nature Park, Lake Washington’s largest remaining wetland, and its seven miles of navigable boardwalk.
    Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

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“Unclosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclosed. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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