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But also, the door is definitely slightly ajar, for sure, for more.—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025 The door to Their Room is ajar.—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025 The 20-point plan leaves the door ajar to Palestinian statehood, although Netanyahu—who has consistently ruled out a Palestinian state—appeared to dismiss this chunk of the plan.—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 The front door to the brownstone had been left ajar.—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ajar
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Etymology
earlier on char, from Middle English, from on + char turn — more at chare
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