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as in open
willing to consider new or different ideas
all I ask is that you try to be open-minded when we present our suggestions
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as in liberal
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
younger people are often more open-minded on social and political issues
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Recent Examples of open-minded
Team dynamics around money intensify as the Sun (in your intimate 8th house) wrestles with Jupiter (in your open-minded 11th house).
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But a Dutch physicist named Willem de Sitter was more open-minded.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Looking beyond current wealth, Rojeck wants readers to take an open-minded approach to deeply understanding finances and the nuances that come with it, at any scale.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Hence, native Finnish speakers at times are empathetic and remain open-minded towards language as a whole.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But a Dutch physicist named Willem de Sitter was more open-minded.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Looking beyond current wealth, Rojeck wants readers to take an open-minded approach to deeply understanding finances and the nuances that come with it, at any scale.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Hence, native Finnish speakers at times are empathetic and remain open-minded towards language as a whole.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for open-minded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-minded
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The reboot received a California state tax incentive to shoot in Los Angeles, and Fox hosted an open casting call in February to attract new talent.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Urban Prep, meanwhile, is embroiled in a legal battle with CPS to keep its two high schools open in Bronzeville and Englewood amid mounting financial woes.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Steyer, a billionaire hedge fund manager turned liberal activist, had support from 9% of Republicans.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The character had been written as white, but Zendaya tried out anyway; her auditioning called the bluff of liberal Hollywood.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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Much of the crowd at the Town Council meeting was critical of the city of San Diego and receptive to the La Jolla cityhood effort.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Two extensive bargaining sessions, held at the venue, have failed to reach agreements, leaving FIFA at risk of a strike, with the union’s co-president Kurt Petersen this week telling The Athletic that FIFA has not been receptive to his body’s concerns.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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In 1960, Chevy Chase graduated as valedictorian from Massachusetts' progressive Stockbridge School.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Democrats last year found allies among GOP House members from red districts in progressive states.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Claire Danes, left, and Brittany Snow in The Beast in Me Chris Saunders—Netflix Advertisement Aggie is supposed to be writing a broad-minded book on the unlikely friendship between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Nov. 2025
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Liberal means generous, broad-minded, tolerant, worldly, seeking acculturation and education, and using government to aid collective human flourishing.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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As part of this singularly unconventional deal, CBS pays not a red cent for the privilege of covering the tourney, and while that leaves as much as $125 million in rights fees on the table, Augusta more than makes up for that by way of the gate, merch and concessions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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If that weren’t unconventional enough, each performance is scheduled to begin at 11pm.—
Charles Lewis III,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Purists may object, but Rolex’s modern movements are quite lovely to behold.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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On April 21, 1526, a Central Asian prince named Babur defeated the Delhi sultanate ruler Ibrahim Lodi in India and laid the foundations of what would become one of the most important empires of early modern history—the Mughal Empire (1526–1857).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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The trio, and others in their intellectual circle, share a few radical views.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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No, the blame falls on moderate Democrats, who knew darn well what progressives and progressivism represented but did nothing to prevent the radical left from engineering a takeover of their party.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Open-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-minded. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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