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in the open

ADVERB

openly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blatantly brazenly candidly flagrantly forthrightly fully honestly plainly publicly readily simply unabashedly unashamedly willingly

WEAK

aboveboard artlessly frankly in broad daylight in full view in public ingenuously naively naturally shamelessly straight under one's nose unhesitatingly unreservedly wantonly warts and all without pretense without reserve

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely

WEAK

secretly shamefully

ADVERB

outdoor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rustic

STRONG

outside

WEAK

alfresco casual free garden healthful hilltop informal invigorating mountain natural nature-loving out of the house out-of-doors patio picnic unrestricted woods yard

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The study describing Thecacera sesama was published in the open access journal ZooKeys on May 11, 2026.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Security is expected to be tight for the event, which will be held in the open air, following a series of recent incidents involving Trump.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“Let’s just take what’s happening in the shadows, put it out in the open, put the right medical and clinical framework around it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

"It is a concern that... people feel sufficiently confident they can be out in the open."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

He had put the truth as he felt it in the open.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

in the open

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