Fan
Open up
Open up verb - Cause to open or to become open.
Both terms in one sentence
- There are fan theories that the missus does not even exist, and is perhaps just something Columbo uses as an conversational technique to get people to open up.
Source: The Ghost - Nearly every fan rejoiced at the revelation of this feature, as it would open up many avenues for gameplay.
Source: Broken Base / Super Smash Bros. - You like the show, so you idly open up a Fan Fic by some author named YaoiGrrl33 and—huh?
Source: Wimpification
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Open up and Fan. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fan/open_up
Fan & Open up. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fan/open_up>.
Open up or Fan. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fan/open_up.
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