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
The branch partly reopened in 2021 with limited access.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Westbound Interstate 70 reopened at Eisenhower Tunnel after a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2024
The following year, Assad’s forces recaptured Daraa, and the border crossing reopened.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Within minutes, Jokic and the starters had reopened a 14-point lead.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Westbound Interstate 70 reopened at Eisenhower Tunnel after a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2024
The following year, Assad’s forces recaptured Daraa, and the border crossing reopened.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Within minutes, Jokic and the starters had reopened a 14-point lead.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
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The sellouts continue at Folsom Field, as 54,646 packed the stadium on Saturday for the fourth-largest crowd ever for a CU home game.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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More meaningful, perhaps, is the criticism that reflects the continuing divisions between the party’s left and center that Biden’s presidency papered over — a conflict that seems destined to be revived in the coming months and years.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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In 2024, after restarting the project, the bureau inexplicably revised the forest’s age to 90 years.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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The contract’s ratification on the eve of Election Day cleared the way for a major U.S. manufacturer and government contractor to restart Pacific Northwest assembly lines that the walkout idled for 53 days.David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Fans of the singing competition show will have to be patient, as the next episode resumes next week on Tuesday, Nov. 12.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In addition to resuming her education, the Barbz leader is relaunching her Student of the Game charity fund.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reopen. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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