open season
noun
1
: a period when it is legal to kill or catch game or fish protected at other times by law
2
: a time during which someone or something is the object of sustained attack or criticism
It seems it's open season on your congressperson.
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Chronic confusion created during the annual open enrollment for Medicare — and the lengthy federal government shutdown — will make this fall open season for scams.
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Kinder Morgan and Phillips 66 announced the project’s open season, which clues interested parties and potential customers into the proposal, before any permitting actually begins.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Hunters can expect open season for turkeys, game birds and several types of small animals throughout the fall.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
For the Rangers, that moment came when general manager Chris Drury sent a league-wide memo declaring open season on his own roster.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2025
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Kinder Morgan and Phillips 66 announced the project’s open season, which clues interested parties and potential customers into the proposal, before any permitting actually begins.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Hunters can expect open season for turkeys, game birds and several types of small animals throughout the fall.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
For the Rangers, that moment came when general manager Chris Drury sent a league-wide memo declaring open season on his own roster.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Open season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20season. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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