wide-open

adjective

: having virtually no limits or restrictions
a wide-open town

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Unfortunate Achilles injuries sidelined three With Tatum, Lillard, and Haliburton all sidelined, the East hasn’t been this wide-open in years — and the Knicks know it. Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025 The Spurs reserve took over late in the fourth and hit the game-winning 3 in overtime as 22,000 Pistons fans held their collective breath as Horry had a wide-open look to ice the contest. The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 22 June 2025 But Texas and oil industry interests objected to the waste being stored above ground in the Permian Basin, a prominent oil field region known for its underpopulated wide-open spaces in southwestern Texas. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 19 June 2025 About ten miles in, there lay a quiet place, a wide-open pasture in the mind. Literary Hub, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wide-open

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wide-open was in 1858

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“Wide-open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-open. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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