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wide open

[wahyd-oh-puhn] / ˈwaɪdˈoʊ pən /














wide-open
ADJECTIVE
lacking strict enforcement of laws
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
opened to the full extent
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If so, do so with your eyes wide open.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

"But overall working conditions here are good, the weather is good, and I like working in the wide, open spaces of Kashmir."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Kiffin’s designs launched receivers into wide open grass and sent running backs bursting clean through the line of scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

I need them to be wide open and to rediscover the music every night from their perspective.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The door is wide open, the sanctuary is packed, flowing out to the street.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

It was the start of the second quarter on Friday night, when USC quarterback Jayden Maiava spotted his budding star freshman soaring on a slot post through the wide-open center of the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

There is some hope for people who remember those old internet communities, as well as the nostalgic youngsters who never knew a more wide-open internet.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

At first I thought it was a function of wide-open days unfurling before me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

But who these actors are playing now is a mystery given the wide-open landscape in which the show exists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The young mouse was confronted by the wide-open eye of the monster staring directly at him.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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