as in cleared
allowing passage without obstruction
escaped through the one remaining unclosed passageway
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as in opened
to change from a closed to an open position
one nurse closed the window in my room, and a minute later another nurse unclosed it
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Recent Examples of unclosed
Spin Contributor, SPIN, 14 June 2024
An article on Saturday about the unclosed cases of six victims possibly linked to the Gilgo Beach serial killings incorrectly said that all the Gilgo Beach victims worked as escorts.
—New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
More and more of its water was pouring into the Atchafalaya River, the last unclosed outlet, aside from the river’s mouth.
—Boyce Upholt, Wired, 23 July 2022
While even the most serious of today’s allegations hardly compare, the resonance runs deep, amid a conflict that has opened unclosed historical wounds.
—Washington Post, 5 May 2022
Oscar De La Hoya began by speaking in metaphors, describing a series of unclosed doors and visits to hell.
—Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2021
While most barbecue involves smoking off the flame, this style is always cooked over an unclosed grill with a mix of direct and indirect cooking.
—Julia Thompson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2019
Adjective
Rather, to complete unclosed loops left open by his first two albums, this time with a decade more life under his belt.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 14 June 2024
An article on Saturday about the unclosed cases of six victims possibly linked to the Gilgo Beach serial killings incorrectly said that all the Gilgo Beach victims worked as escorts.
—New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
More and more of its water was pouring into the Atchafalaya River, the last unclosed outlet, aside from the river’s mouth.
—Boyce Upholt, Wired, 23 July 2022
While even the most serious of today’s allegations hardly compare, the resonance runs deep, amid a conflict that has opened unclosed historical wounds.
—Washington Post, 5 May 2022
Oscar De La Hoya began by speaking in metaphors, describing a series of unclosed doors and visits to hell.
—Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2021
While most barbecue involves smoking off the flame, this style is always cooked over an unclosed grill with a mix of direct and indirect cooking.
—Julia Thompson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclosed
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In addition to the station, Ford purchased the 270,000-square-foot Book Depository next door, which opened in 2023 with the Newlab incubator.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Davis opened as a massive favorite at (-2000).Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the Disneyland Resort area, which includes the big Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, still appears to be open for visitors at this time.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Be open to learning from neurodivergent people who have an array of talents and perspectives.Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The sky was clear Saturday when the Rams went through drills in preparation for their NFC wild-card game against the Minnesota Vikings.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Search is the prize, as should have been pretty clear when Apple went to court to help Google defend its default search spot on a billion iPhones.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The International Hydrographic Organization — of which both the United States and Mexico are members — works to ensure all the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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But my second train trip, on the Andean Explorer, was going to go even higher, traveling from Cuzco up to the southeastern city of Puno, on the shore of Lake Titicaca — the highest navigable lake in the world.Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Unclosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclosed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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