as in to continue
to begin again or return to after an interruption
court will reopen after a brief recess
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Recent Examples of reopen
However, a witness described speaking to multiple shopkeepers who said the security forces ordered them to reopen no matter what.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The contract would be reopened prior to the fourth fiscal year of the agreement, 2028-29, to resolve wages for that budget cycle.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
The ride was later cleared by the state to reopen, per the Tribune.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Courts are not required to reopen cases.
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
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As new products and innovations hit the market and her solo travels continue, she's curated quite the arsenal of safety devices and accessories.—
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Tensions mount in Minneapolis Hundreds of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest within hours of Good’s death and demonstrations have continued to swell in the ensuing days.—
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Someone restart the hard drive on this year.—
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The pair stops and restarts the sing-along a couple of times as Davila keeps trying to redirect her husband back to the plan.—
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The Yankees recently resumed interviewing candidates after pausing over the holidays.—
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According to the report, Maersk is working out schedule readjustments out with Hapag-Lloyd to resume the Suez transits.—
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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