Open up
Open up verb - Cause to open or to become open.
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Both terms in one sentence
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Character Development: Jordan learns to open up and stop rejecting human contact because of the nature of her job.
Source: Literature / The Black Parade -
One portion of Tomb Raider Chronicles has you ride an elevator to the top floor, only for it to stop and open up on a floor full of armed guards.
Source: Elevator Failure - It took Tohru Honda and Arisa Uotani a LOT of work to get her to open up and stop cultivating the Creepy Child image to keep others at bay.
Source: Creepy Child / Anime and Manga
Cite this Source
Stop and Open up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_up/stop
Open up & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_up/stop>.
Stop or Open up. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_up/stop.
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