wide-open

adjective

: having virtually no limits or restrictions
a wide-open town

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For Albarrán and Bourdais, Teruel’s rich heritage and wide-open spaces provided the perfect opportunity to create their vast architectural playground while also offering meaningful employment opportunities for the region’s builders and craftspeople. Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025 Quarterback Justin Herbert had wide-open targets all game long and was 8-for-8 for 73 yards on the Chargers’ final scoring drive. Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Our fourth outright upset of the week (so far) in what is a huge season opener, a statement-type game, in a wide-open NFC West. Greg Cote september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 On the technical side, the GFX100RF's 35mm F4 lens captures a quarter of the light as the F2 lenses on the Sony RX1R III and Fujifilm X100VI at its wide-open aperture. PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wide-open

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wide-open was in 1858

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“Wide-open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-open. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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