What does reopen mean?
Reopen means (transitive) To open (something) again..
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/ɹiːˈəʊpən/ · verb
(transitive) To open (something) again..
1920, Breckinridge Long, US Ambassador to Italy, a speech titled America's Accomplishments From the moment of the declaration by Germany, she would reopen her inhuman warfare by the indiscriminate use of submarines.
The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has been conspicuously absent from national television interviews over the last two weeks, as the White House moves ahead with reopening the economy.
Says Barnes: "The next priority [for Devon County Council] is reopening the line from Tavistock to Plymouth.
The new law allows the twelve Federal Reserve Banks to issue additional currency on good assets and thus the banks which reopen will be able to meet every legitimate call.
Yet city officials said unburned sections of the upscale Westfield Galleria at Roseville could reopen within weeks, in time for the holiday shopping season.
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Reopen means (transitive) To open (something) again..
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1920, Breckinridge Long, US Ambassador to Italy, a speech titled America's Accomplishments From the moment of the declaration by Germany, she would reopen her inhuman warfare by the indiscriminate use of submarines.
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