reopen
verb
re·open
(ˌ)rē-ˈō-pən 
-ˈō-pᵊm
reopened; reopening; reopens
1
: to open again
2
a
: to take up again : resume
reopen discussion
b
: to resume discussion or consideration of
reopen a contract
3
: to begin again
: to open again
school reopens in September
Examples of reopen in a Sentence
The restaurant will reopen in April.
I'm sorry, but the store is closed. We reopen at nine on Monday.
The cut on his knee reopened when he tried to run.
The company announced plans to reopen its Detroit factory.
a procedure to reopen a clogged artery
The district attorney reopened the murder case because new evidence was found.
He wants the team to reopen his contract.
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As of last month, the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to reopen Ames’ case after her lawyers requested that the Court strike down the previous rationale that the appeals court used.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 10 Mar. 2025
But as the fight stretched into the new year, the president signed a bill to reopen the government without his demands being met.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
As summer arrived, and theaters had to either reopen or face bankruptcy, new issues arose.
—Bob Mondello, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
For her, the turning point was when the Biden administration started walking back its pledge to reopen schools within its first 100 days.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them, 10 Mar. 2025
But as the fight stretched into the new year, the president signed a bill to reopen the government without his demands being met.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
As summer arrived, and theaters had to either reopen or face bankruptcy, new issues arose.
—Bob Mondello, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
For her, the turning point was when the Biden administration started walking back its pledge to reopen schools within its first 100 days.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reopen
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reopen. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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reopen
verb
re·open
(ˈ)rē-ˈō-pən
-ˈōp-ᵊn
1
: to open again
2
: to take up again : resume
reopen the discussion
Legal Definition
reopen
transitive verb
re·open
ˌrē-ˈō-pən
1
: to take up again
reopen discussion
2
: to resume the discussion or consideration of (a closed matter)
reopen the contract to negotiate benefits
3
: to try or hear (an action) anew especially for the purpose of hearing new evidence
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