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as in open
willing to consider new or different ideas
all I ask is that you try to be open-minded when we present our suggestions
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as in liberal
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
younger people are often more open-minded on social and political issues
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Recent Examples of open-minded
The Phillies, their president of baseball operations said, had to be open-minded about roster changes.
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Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Truth be told, there wasn’t much of the nearly three-and-a-half-hour Peacock telecast that would have counted as a hate-watch for the average open-minded viewer, with the vast majority of the multiple-generation-spanning artists acquitting themselves.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
But also in the air was this fact: Mr. Trump has generally healthy job approval numbers, suggesting that many Americans are so far supportive or at least open-minded about what Mr. Musk has been empowered to do.
—Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Mike was a Sagittarius: adventurous, open-minded, playful, spontaneous, and reluctant to commit to anything.
—Erika W. Smith, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
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Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Truth be told, there wasn’t much of the nearly three-and-a-half-hour Peacock telecast that would have counted as a hate-watch for the average open-minded viewer, with the vast majority of the multiple-generation-spanning artists acquitting themselves.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
But also in the air was this fact: Mr. Trump has generally healthy job approval numbers, suggesting that many Americans are so far supportive or at least open-minded about what Mr. Musk has been empowered to do.
—Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Mike was a Sagittarius: adventurous, open-minded, playful, spontaneous, and reluctant to commit to anything.
—Erika W. Smith, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-minded
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While the polls were still open at Village Hall Tuesday, Airhart expressed confidence in his chances of ousting Jackson.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship is open until June 20, 2025, after which the clerk of petitions will have to certify that at least 500 of its signatures are legitimate.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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There is now a four-to-three liberal majority on the court, but Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, a liberal who has sat on the court since 1995, is retiring, putting the court’s majority on the ballot.—
Theodore Schleifer,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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In doing so, AI can become a formidable assistant for statecraft: not just echoing an outdated Western-centric consensus on cooperation and liberal norms, but adaptively evolving to meet the complex, fluid challenges shaping tomorrow's global order.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Russian intelligentsia, many of whom had opposed Ukrainian independence when the Soviet Union fell, was receptive to this line of thinking.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Neither country has been receptive to the president's proposition.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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This was especially true as business interests, working to undermine progressive New Deal labor policies such as a federal minimum wage and unemployment insurance, openly equated support for these policies with Communism.—
Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a heavily progressive city that voted 3-to-1 against President Donald Trump in November, there has been extensive disappointment over his initiatives since taking office.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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Jewish groups that are more broad-minded and sensible reacted with concern over the fate of the hostages and revulsion at the entire idea.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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The poet Robert Frost once said that a liberal is someone too broad-minded to take his own side in a fight.—
Rich Lowry,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Guests flocked to the espresso martini bar (which concealed a secret door leading to a private lounge where a few discreetly slipped away) or lounged in the outdoor living room, where swinging beds served as unconventional seating.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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However, the path to gaining such a naturalized vision of peace requires us to revisit some of the lessons of unconventional diplomacy that consider broader planetary imperatives of sustainability.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Both tracks, which coincidentally come from Black musicians performing modern takes on country, led the Hot 100 for 19 frames.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Beyond Costs: Time and Responsiveness The modern consumer, influenced by the likes of Amazon, values not just price, but convenience and time.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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But in today’s landscape, her willingness to embrace change, vulnerability, and radical authenticity has only increased her influence among Generation Z—arguably our most color-blind, gender-blind, and age-blind generation.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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While not quite radical transparency, the update did loosen the rigid strictures that have surrounded top-tier franchises for the last 20 years.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Open-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-minded. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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