Opened and Spotted

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Opened adjective - Not sealed or having been unsealed.

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Spotted and opened are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spotted" instead an adjective "Opened".

Nearby Words: open, opening, opener

Spotted adjective - Marked with spots.

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Opened and spotted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Opened" instead an adjective "Spotted".

Nearby Words: spot, spotty, spotter, spotting

Unknown to Arbuthnot, said Battlecruisers were being chased by the entire German fleet, some of whom spotted Arbuthnot's ship, the HMS Defence and opened fire.

Source: Leeroy Jenkins
In one hilarious case, a bunch of Somali pirates were sailing in the night then they spotted a big ship, they thought a big ship would mean big ransom, so they opened fire hoping to intimidate them to surrender.

Source: Mass "Oh, Crap!"
Clarke's backup was only supposed to get involved if Anya betrayed them first; it's unclear if Anya's backup was under the same orders, or if they were meant to assassinate Clarke mid-negotiation, because Clarke's backup spotted them first and opened fire.

Source: Aggressive Negotiations

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