break open
verb
broke open; broken open; breaking open; breaks open
: to open or to cause (something) to open suddenly
The pods broke open and the seeds scattered on the wind.
The police broke open the door.
The burglars broke the locked safe open.
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The three-run inning helped the Royals break open the game.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
Ozzie Albies helped break open a tie game with a two-run single in the seventh as part of a four-run inning and the Braves defeated the Nationals 7-2 at Nationals Park to complete another series win.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
But Trevor Larnach’s single off his former teammate, Gray, was part of a fourth inning in which the Twins broke open the game.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
Legacy homer dooms Lake Ridge Shayla Gonzalez broke open a 1-1 tie with a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and Mansfield Legacy hung on to beat Mansfield Lake Ridge 4-3 in a District 3-6A showdown on Tuesday night.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
Ozzie Albies helped break open a tie game with a two-run single in the seventh as part of a four-run inning and the Braves defeated the Nationals 7-2 at Nationals Park to complete another series win.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
But Trevor Larnach’s single off his former teammate, Gray, was part of a fourth inning in which the Twins broke open the game.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
Legacy homer dooms Lake Ridge Shayla Gonzalez broke open a 1-1 tie with a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and Mansfield Legacy hung on to beat Mansfield Lake Ridge 4-3 in a District 3-6A showdown on Tuesday night.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Break open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20open. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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