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open-ended

[oh-puhn-en-did] / ˈoʊ pənˈɛn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
with no prearranged limit or end
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Kyiv followed on by announcing its own open-ended ceasefire from midnight on Tuesday, and that Ukraine would act "symmetrically" from that point on.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Hegseth made clear in his remarks that the operation will not be open-ended.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

But curiosity and open-ended questions are powerful; they open people up.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

The union has mounted multiple one-day or multi-day strikes in recent years but has not held an open-ended work stoppage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

I wasn’t sure how,the aliens were going to answer an open-ended question, especially since they’d never answered me before, but they were capable of interstellar travel; providing me with a date should have been cake.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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