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  • past participle of open.
  • past tense form of open.

opened

ADJECTIVE
unlocked
Synonyms


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China opened its first overseas base in 2017 in Djibouti, an east African nation strategically located near the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Justice Department opened its investigation on April 18, 2025, and said it reviewed documents and seven years of application data from the school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In 2019 Google opened a data center on the retired Widows Creek coal plant site in Jackson County by repurposing unused switchyards and transmission lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

When Kevin opened the attached photograph it featured a woman he didn't know on the London Eye holding up what appeared to be his Celtic top to the camera.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

And then one morning, as unexpectedly as the stroke had come, her eyes opened and she looked around her.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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