REOPENED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

reopened

verb

past tense of reopen

as in resumed

to begin again or return to after an interruption court will reopen after a brief recess

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Recent Examples of reopened China has tacitly accepted North Korea’s nuclear status, reopened its border with Pyongyang and continued to serve as its economic lifeline. — Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 The New York Times reported in August that the Biden administration reopened the station in late 2024. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 One of the coasters, Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain, has since reopened, according to the park. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Since the lawsuit was filed, the DA has reopened the case and New York state officials have launched an investigation. — Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026 Store windows in Paris, Nantes and Lyon were broken, but the stores weren’t ransacked and have since reopened. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 The district closed schools after the shooting but reopened them Wednesday everywhere but Silver Rail. — Gene Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 But in 2011, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office reopened the case. — Gustavo Egusquiza, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 Natuzzi reopened its Riyadh store on King Fahd Road in July 2024. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

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Nearly 1,000 people were arrested Saturday as nationwide protests resumed, France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters.

— James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Training resumed on October 1, after the company completed further assessments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of resumed

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Stopping testosterone abruptly without PCT leaves the body in a temporary state of hypogonadism, meaning external testosterone is gone but natural production hasn’t restarted yet.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Palisades is expected to be the first nuclear plant in the world to resume generating power after beginning the decommissioning process, but other countries have restarted or refurbished reactors after long-term shutdowns, the association said.

— Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of restarted

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The chase then continued north before the car headed east on Highway 50 to elude authorities.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Rubio told reporters in the United States on Saturday before his departure that India had diversified its energy sources, but continued to buy substantial volumes of Russian oil, making an immediate shift to other suppliers difficult.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

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