reopen
verb (used with or without object)
to open again.
was reopening
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past progressiveof reopen.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Hopes had been raised last week that the war may soon end, and that the crucial Strait of Hormuz was reopening to shipping traffic.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 19, 2026
Iraq's civil aviation authority said it was reopening the country's airspace on Wednesday following the announcement of the US-Iran ceasefire.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
One plan, discussed at a November meeting, was reopening the southern U.S. border to imported Mexican cattle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on behalf of Bolinas, called it “great news” that the post office was reopening.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2025
Any one who formed his notions of this country exclusively from this book, would be sure to fancy that here at last paradise was reopening to the children of a fallen race.
From James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury
