as in key
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
it turned out that a simple "please" was the open sesame for charming the hotel manager into giving us a room with a better view
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Recent Examples of open sesame
For something cozy, but not basic: Ask Rabble Coffee for an open sesame: a latte with tahini, dates, orange, cinnamon and chili pepper.
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Arika Herron, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
But is an ‘Alexandria in the cloud’ really an open sesame?
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2023
Arika Herron, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
But is an ‘Alexandria in the cloud’ really an open sesame?
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open sesame
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The key would be not fully enclosing the track giving emissions and sound a place to go.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The key lies not in fighting the block head-on, but in finding new pathways around it.JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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Plus, on most journeys, seniors save 10% on ticket costs—that means travelers 65 and over for qualifying domestic trips and ages 60 and up on cross-border expeditions.Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
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The $4 game tickets set aside for the public went fast.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
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Dar Ahlam is a beautiful renovation and realization of a 200-year-old kasbah near Ouarzazate, at the gateway to the Sahara Desert.Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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White was the gateway to silvers and clears and shiny.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Open sesame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20sesame. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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