wide-open

adjective

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

Examples of wide-open in a Sentence

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Her pass was placed perfectly between the back line and the goalkeeper to a wide-open Prince at the back post. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025 And the race to make the ACC Championship Game is still pretty wide-open, too. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025 In wide-open areas, MacIntyre let Casper speed ahead. AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025 Jessi Ebben, who previously ran for the western 3rd Congressional District, jumped into the wide-open 7th Congressional District race following Tiffany's decision in September to run for governor. Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.

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