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wide open

[wahyd-oh-puhn] / ˈwaɪdˈoʊ pən /














wide-open
ADJECTIVE
lacking strict enforcement of laws
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ADJECTIVE
opened to the full extent
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"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

As the eclipse is taking place late in the day, it is advisable to find a wide open space where your view will not be blocked by buildings.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

But it also found that the general election on Nov. 3 is wide open, with most voters undecided.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Obviously, the jet door was standing wide open.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

Come 2028, the Democratic presidential campaign promises to be a banger, with all sorts of intrigue and subplots layered within a wide-open fight for the nomination.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

That resilience has been demonstrated by all four semi-finalists, who have seized their chance in a wide-open draw in Paris.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

After all the buildup, fear and uncertainty, the most wide-open and unpredictable California gubernatorial primary in decades appears to have ended in the most consistent and predictable of ways.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

She thrust her wide-open hands right at me.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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