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

opened

ADJECTIVE
unlocked
Synonyms


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"It could have been anyone. He opened fire on blacks, Arabs. He knew the majority of the population here in Trappes is Muslim," a local shopkeeper of North African origin told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

On Wednesday MPs at the UK Parliament's Welsh Affairs Committee opened an inquiry on ending child poverty in Wales.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Kessler opened the game with his defensive presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Baltimore’s engagement with the new technology began almost immediately; in 1840, Henry Fitz Jr. helped invent the first commercial camera and opened a photo studio here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

When at last the door opened the major came out on his own.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo


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