open door

noun

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Definition of open door

1 : a recognized right of admittance : freedom of access; also : a policy providing such freedom

2 : a policy giving opportunity for commercial relations with a country to all nations on equal terms

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open-door

play \ˈō-pən-ˈdȯr\ adjective

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Sully, who was trained by America’s VetDogs, will help Bush pick up items, open doors and can call for help, USAToday reported.

— natalie dreier, ajc, "Presidential pup: Pres. George H.W. Bush gets service dog," 26 June 2018
Microtonal harmonies open doors of the tune and the timbres.

— mark swed, latimes.com, "A festival's final concert brings the microtonal outsiders in," 17 June 2018
Most important and promising — and worrisome at the same time — is that all of these successful unions must act as open doors within health care.

— peter miller, STAT, "How early retail health clinics set the stage for today’s mega-mergers," 11 June 2018
So, can Black Panther open doors that should’ve been kicked down long ago?

— jason parham, WIRED, "The Ryan Coogler Effect: What Black Panther's Success Means for Black Directors," 23 Mar. 2018
Turn off oven, prop open door, and let meringues cool inside.

— anna helm baxter, Woman's Day, "Meringue Pops," 6 Mar. 2018
One lawmaker described colleagues prying open doors and jumping off the train, and several lawmakers carried one of the victims from the crash site.

— CBS News, "Report shows truck hit by GOP train was on the tracks after warning," 21 Feb. 2018
Careem prides itself on its personal service, and captainahs, just like captains, are expected to open doors and help with suitcases.

— aryn baker / riyadh, Time, "We Took a Ride With Saudi Arabia's First Women Taxi Drivers," 25 June 2018
Amy continues to open doors for me, to affect my choices, to send me off into the world to make the most of it.

— New York Times, "My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me," 15 June 2018

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