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
By stripping individuals of their right to legal recourse based on immigration status, this legislation reopens wounds from our nation's past, where the humanity of certain groups was denied under the law.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Shortly after, the postal service confirmed that negotiations would be reopened for 15 days.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The parkway’s roadside services—think roadside hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and gift shops—close in September and don’t reopen until June.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
The restaurant on the 47th floor of the Marriott Marquis in Times Square — the city’s only revolving restaurant and bar — is reopening under the management of Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Shortly after, the postal service confirmed that negotiations would be reopened for 15 days.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The parkway’s roadside services—think roadside hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and gift shops—close in September and don’t reopen until June.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
The restaurant on the 47th floor of the Marriott Marquis in Times Square — the city’s only revolving restaurant and bar — is reopening under the management of Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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However, according to a resolution included in the agenda for the board’s Thursday meeting, the original resolution will no longer continue as planned.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Tensions are running high in the Taiwan Strait as Beijing's Chinese Communist Party government, which claims Taiwan despite never ruling it, continues its military, economic and political pressure campaign against the island.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many seniors refinanced homes during a period of low interest rates that ended in 2022, restarting the clock on 15- and 30-year mortgages.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Unless payments restart, Hirsh says his group is weeks away from having to lay people off — and potentially having to shut down entirely.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
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Still, the airport's operations manager told Canadian news channel CP 24 on Thursday morning that there was no firm timeline for resuming the normal flight schedule at Pearson.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The state of Idaho is also set to resume firing squad executions, but only in circumstances when lethal injection drugs cannot be found.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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