open-minded
adjective
open-mind·ed
ˌō-pən-ˈmīn-dəd 
: receptive to arguments or ideas
open-mindedly
adverb
open-mindedness
noun
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Residual emotions from weddings and funerals and the passions of thousands of services all sleep, awakening when the open-minded pack the pews.
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2024
And, of course, there is no better way to accomplish that than by using the honest, open-minded, and unbiased tools of fictional narrative.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Both man and town have seen better days, but both, too, are buoyed by optimism: the doctor, with his daughter Petra (a luminous Victoria Pedretti), opens his home to the town’s strata of young and open-minded folk to take his mind off of things.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
Some of her students applied her open-minded sensibilities to their own repertoire; the ones who most resemble her today are probably Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Roger Muraro, who have taken up Messiaen’s works alongside the music of other 20th-century greats.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Though great minds like British philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft campaigned for women’s scholarship, public opinion was generally against rearing daughters for work outside of the service industry, or even encouraging open-minded thought.
—E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
The Kronos’ knack for tempering musical extremity with a gentle insistence on open-minded inquiry remains unchanged, and has been a central part of their appeal.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
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Be open-minded about what true intimacy is.
—USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024
An ideological grab bag Organizers say the Expo was always designed as a clearing house for far out ideas but there have been times when its open-minded, anything-goes attitude has gone too far.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2024
And, of course, there is no better way to accomplish that than by using the honest, open-minded, and unbiased tools of fictional narrative.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Both man and town have seen better days, but both, too, are buoyed by optimism: the doctor, with his daughter Petra (a luminous Victoria Pedretti), opens his home to the town’s strata of young and open-minded folk to take his mind off of things.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
Some of her students applied her open-minded sensibilities to their own repertoire; the ones who most resemble her today are probably Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Roger Muraro, who have taken up Messiaen’s works alongside the music of other 20th-century greats.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Though great minds like British philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft campaigned for women’s scholarship, public opinion was generally against rearing daughters for work outside of the service industry, or even encouraging open-minded thought.
—E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
The Kronos’ knack for tempering musical extremity with a gentle insistence on open-minded inquiry remains unchanged, and has been a central part of their appeal.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Read the full Gemini Daily Horoscope Cancer (June 22 - July 22)
Be open-minded about what true intimacy is.
—USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024
An ideological grab bag Organizers say the Expo was always designed as a clearing house for far out ideas but there have been times when its open-minded, anything-goes attitude has gone too far.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Open-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-minded. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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