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• Screens atop the key started to pop open space near the rim.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 1 Mar. 2023
• Then turn the Clam Key 90 degrees—like a key, get it?—and watch the shell pop open.
  — Jessica Kelly, Bon Appétit, 3 Aug. 2021
• Anyone can pop open a tin of caviar and serve it on ice.
  — New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021
• The team was also intrigued by how fast the legs could pop open.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2022
• Time to pop open a big wave and drive it down the fairway to celebrate!
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
• So crank the tunes, pop open a bottle of vino, and marinate in the swirling, dervish of chaos.
  — Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2022
• So crank the tunes, pop open a bottle of vino, and marinate in the swirling, dervish of chaos.
  — Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
• Some of them pop open cans of Bud Light once comfortably sprawled in their seat.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 July 2023
• Sometimes those of us with a truck would pop open the bed and use it as a make-shift table to hold the massive spread.
  — Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2021
• Here, a wine guide to sparkling wines beyond Champagne to pop open and enjoy.
  — Samantha Leal, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• Tiny heads would emerge, and mouths would pop open as chicks demanded food.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2022
• Hopkin: That person was able to pop open the top after just a couple of twists.
  — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2022
• Place mussels in a grill basket, close lid, and grill until the shells pop open (4 to 6 minutes).
  — Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022
• These pop open in seconds and neatly store in the carrying case.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 8 Apr. 2021
• Cook over medium heat until the berries pop open, about 10 minutes.
  — Sharon Kennedy Wynne, Hartford Courant, 15 Nov. 2022
• Just finish your coffee, pop open the doors, and fly off down the road, 93 million miles away from the sun, a V-8 underfoot, and not a care in the world.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2022
• The 25 guys would just pop open the doors, leave the car running, and load up on an Alamo shuttle for the same weird ballet 30 minutes later.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2021
• Then, with a quick press of one button, the outlets pop open to expose another pair of plugs.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 17 June 2021
• Multiple screen doors help, as do interior roof vents that pop open on the top or sides of the tent.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 Sep. 2020
• And if your car has a roof rack, get even higher off the ground with Front Runner’s rooftop tent, which is a cinch to pop open and provides enough space for two.
  — Lauren Matison, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2022
• My primary issue is that the accordion-style grip is hard to pop open with just one hand.
  — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2022
• But these moments are more than redeemed by the atavistic pleasure of seeing a round cleanly pop open along the grain.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2021
• Camshafts pop open valves more precisely and more deeply to improve breathing.
  — Mark Ewing, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Stallworth was under pressure, moved to his right and waited for Stokes to pop open before hitting him in the end zone.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2022
• But sure enough, the folks at Churchill Downs managed to pop open the starting gate for 15 horses on Sept. 5, after a four-month postponement.
  — Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020
• David Parker notes, too, that everyone should have a very 2021 excuse to pop open a bottle.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2021
• If that’s the case, pop open tins of briny anchovies, sardines or mussels for an effortless way to make it to seven fishes.
  — Dan Pelosi, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• This was the variety of turbulence that makes people gasp and clutch their armrests, that threatens to pop open the overhead bins.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2023
• That can make the door difficult to close properly so that, as the car is driven, the door can unexpectedly pop open.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 12 June 2020
• The big problem defenses have with the 49ers is San Francisco has so many ways to go with the ball, so committing to stop the run means all sorts of receiving options pop open.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024