as in resumed
to begin again or return to after an interruption
court will reopen after a brief recess
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Recent Examples of reopened
The district’s five campuses reopened during the second week of the strike, but union representatives have said few students returned to school.
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
The federal government was at one point eyeing Kansas City to build an immigration detention facility, and private prison company CoreCivic successfully reopened a center in Leavenworth, Kansas, despite local opposition.
—Sofi Zeman
april 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
Iran partly reopened its airspace earlier this month due to the ceasefire.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
When Noble reopened after the pandemic abated, tardy rates soared, staff satisfaction plummeted, and violence on campus, previously rare, spiked.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Iran Air, the country's flagship carrier, reopened domestic routes after a 50-day suspension on Wednesday.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
As shops reopened, fewer people were wanting to stay home and cook, and given that AJ and Kristina were making pastas and sauces specifically created to be prepared at home, their business started to suffer.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
While several have since reopened, screening a limited number of films, the Nowruz New Year period, a 13-day holiday from March 20, and typically the most important season for the local box office, was severely impacted.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
Iran has reopened the strait to commercial vessels for the duration of its ceasefire.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
The federal government was at one point eyeing Kansas City to build an immigration detention facility, and private prison company CoreCivic successfully reopened a center in Leavenworth, Kansas, despite local opposition.
—Sofi Zeman
april 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
Iran partly reopened its airspace earlier this month due to the ceasefire.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
When Noble reopened after the pandemic abated, tardy rates soared, staff satisfaction plummeted, and violence on campus, previously rare, spiked.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Iran Air, the country's flagship carrier, reopened domestic routes after a 50-day suspension on Wednesday.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
As shops reopened, fewer people were wanting to stay home and cook, and given that AJ and Kristina were making pastas and sauces specifically created to be prepared at home, their business started to suffer.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
While several have since reopened, screening a limited number of films, the Nowruz New Year period, a 13-day holiday from March 20, and typically the most important season for the local box office, was severely impacted.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
Iran has reopened the strait to commercial vessels for the duration of its ceasefire.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reopened
Verb
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Hunter has resumed throwing a baseball but still remains weeks away.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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When the meeting resumed after the 15-minute recess, Thomas warned the audience that expletives and antisemitic speech would not be tolerated and that anyone who partook in such behavior would be escorted out.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The verbal jousting restarted as public members sought to take the reins of these working groups before federal members cut in to suggest that public members were boxing federal members out of any leadership position.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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The city is going house to house to turn the water lines back on for toilet flushing, but a resident must be at home for their water to be restarted, city officials said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Pistons were only able to make 6-of-30 threes in Game 4 and the Magic continued to frustrate Detroit star Cade Cunningham.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The questions continued when the Steelers rounded out their draft class with likely special teamers who have size (sixth-round, 6-5, 321-pound DT Gabriel Rubio) and speed (Oklahoma safety Robert Spears-Jennings ran the fastest 40 at the combine at his position) but need polish.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Reopened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopened. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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