open door

noun

Updated on: 17 Apr 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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Suite 100, Fair Oaks: The coffee stop opened doors on March 24, with early reviewers impressed with the coffees and the decor.

— mark glover, sacbee, "Ten years in the making, this pie shop is up and baking | The Sacramento Bee," 8 Apr. 2018
Her unusual contralto voice opened doors to the Metropolitan Opera Co. and soloist performance at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden.

— Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 4/6," 6 Apr. 2018
Scampo opened doors in 2008 and is currently helmed by executive chef Simon Restrepo and Alex Pineda, Shire’s son.

— rachel raczka, BostonGlobe.com, "Shire, Scampo mark 10th anniversary," 3 Apr. 2018
Beyond the dignity of productivity, work opens doors to a larger community of friends and associates.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Alaskans who get Medicaid should be required to work or volunteer their time," 6 Mar. 2018
The headlines opened doors for Dhillon, making her a fixture on Fox News as its only South Asian contributor.

— kartikay mehrotra, Bloomberg.com, "The Lawyer Who Wants to Make Silicon Valley a Safe Space for Conservatives," 5 Mar. 2018
While some co-working spaces cater primarily to women, many are opening doors wide to this generation of new fathers who are playing a larger role in caregiving.

— michael chandler, Washington Post, "Female-focused co-working spaces offer career and child-care help still lacking in many traditional workplaces," 21 Feb. 2018
The tiny, grain-of-rice-size RFID (radio frequency identification) chip opens doors with a wave of your hand in front of a chip reader.

— david abrahams, Allure, "Human Microchipping Is Here, and It’s About to Rock Your Skin’s World," 26 Mar. 2018
And Gates has opened doors for Smil: Swiss banks weren't calling for his advice before.

— paul voosen, Science | AAAS, "Meet Vaclav Smil, the man who has quietly shaped how the world thinks about energy," 21 Mar. 2018

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