open season

NOUN

legal period for an action

Synonyms

WEAK

hunting season legal hunting period period of attack piling on unrestrained attack

Example Sentences

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“If we don’t have these regulations, it’ll be open season again on hospice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“The real loser here is Intel, as it is now open season on all of its main product lines,” Windsor said, pointing to both its personal-computer and data-center chips.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

The Council’s refusal to comment has made it open season on speculation and rumors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

“Industry lawyers believe it is open season to go after regulations,” Michael Gerrard, an environmental law professor at Columbia University, said.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2024

For weeks it had been open season on the eighth grade president, but he hung in there.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman