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
One month later, the bank reopened the second round for bidders, and Earle and her husband wanted to visit the house again.
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 19 May 2025
Yes, it should be protected from reopening as another waste processing plant.
—Sarah McCoy, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Police said several southbound I-25 lanes were closed at 23rd for the crash cleanup and investigation, but all lanes reopened later Sunday morning.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Cava opening over 60 restaurants in 2025: See list of new locations already open Trader Joe's is opening 21 more stores soon: See where new locations are slated to open Big Lots reopening dozens of stores in 12 states on May 1.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 19 May 2025
Yes, it should be protected from reopening as another waste processing plant.
—Sarah McCoy, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Police said several southbound I-25 lanes were closed at 23rd for the crash cleanup and investigation, but all lanes reopened later Sunday morning.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Cava opening over 60 restaurants in 2025: See list of new locations already open Trader Joe's is opening 21 more stores soon: See where new locations are slated to open Big Lots reopening dozens of stores in 12 states on May 1.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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According to a fundraiser created by her sister, Dallas Jimenez, her family continues to seek answers in her disappearance and death.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Grateful Dead will continue their anniversary celebrations with a massive box set that’s out on May 30.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
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The Trump administration instead restarted Treasury offsets in early May, notifying borrowers whose federal benefits may be impacted.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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Medical evacuations from Gaza have been extremely rare, even more so since Israel restarted military operations after the collapse of the ceasefire in March.—
Tareq Al Hilou,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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Yields resumed their move higher Wednesday as demand for 40-year government bonds reportedly dropped to its weakest level since July last year, according to Reuters’ calculations, hovering near record highs hit last week.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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After a brief hold to resolve last-minute technical glitches, SpaceX resumed the countdown clock to tick away the final seconds before liftoff.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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