REOPEN Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

reopen

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈō-pən

Definition of reopen

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 That led the Tompkins County district attorney, Matthew Van Houten, to reopen the criminal investigation. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Trump’s insistence on including certain details regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program has emerged as a pressure point in negotiations, as have various ways to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz and thus bring down global oil prices. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors have reopened a criminal investigation into the allegations. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026 Crossings North of Flagler Drive at Andrews have since reopened. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reopen

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This structure cements a type of paralysis for employers, which until recently, had almost no access to prices or their own data — but have continued to write the checks anyway.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Outlets like Zeteo, The Bulwark, Crooked Media, and More Perfect Union have added millions of readers, listeners, and YouTube subscribers, even as cable news viewership continues to slide.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of continue

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Experts say there were also concerns the transfer could trigger protests from the North and undermine efforts to restart Pyongyang's talks with the United States.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
The city government is also restarting the interagency Security Infrastructure Working Group, which Mamdani said was disbanded in 2024.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of restart

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Tehran is preparing a more forceful response if Washington resumes large-scale strikes, Reuters reported.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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