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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
Studies, including our own, have found that people who have studied philosophy are, on average, more reflective and more open-minded than those who haven’t.
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Michael Prinzing, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
And then like really curious, really open-minded, a dreamer.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Libras are also open-minded and have a calm demeanor, which is how Morticia usually behaves.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
That logic seemed to shift the outlook for some on the committee who may not have felt any changes were necessary at the start of the process, an encouraging sign for those, like myself, who hoped the room would be open-minded.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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Michael Prinzing, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
And then like really curious, really open-minded, a dreamer.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Libras are also open-minded and have a calm demeanor, which is how Morticia usually behaves.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
That logic seemed to shift the outlook for some on the committee who may not have felt any changes were necessary at the start of the process, an encouraging sign for those, like myself, who hoped the room would be open-minded.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-minded
Adjective
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The layout also includes a separate bedroom and bathroom, while the open living room has room for a sofa, TV stand, bookcase, and more.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The 35-year-old Bohannon hopes to draw in audiences and artists who, like himself, may not come from a reggae background but are open to exploring new musical styles.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The area is a vast, rural, mountainous tract of forests with a political ethos that resembles Texas more than Los Angeles, San Francisco, the state capital of Sacramento, and other liberal Democratic environs.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The comments section of the New York Times, once the natural home of blithe, unexamined liberal Zionism, now abounds with people calling for a total suspension of military aid and diplomatic cover.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Was Kansas City just as receptive?—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Vidovic related the RedHawks have been receptive to Hannah, and Dowling enthusiastically confirmed that statement.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Today’s progressive lenses offer a workaround.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Radcliffe is Newland Archer, a handsome, progressive, and intelligent society gentleman who craves a deeper and more passionate connection to the world and someone in it.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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Plus, a lot of social policies that many Californians consider beneficent and broad-minded that, to put it mildly, others around the country consider much less so.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Hiring him would be the most conventional aspect of a very unconventional media strategy.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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With an unconventional research approach, a new screenwriter and an unestablished director, so much of the film was a leap of faith.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The planes are modern, with the average aircraft being less than seven years old.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the modern game, from Tests to T20s and The Hundred, each side will now tend to include more than one gun fielder.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As in the crowded Arsenale itself, anything more radical to be found in the pavilion is buried under dioramas and walls of texts.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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To be clear, this isn’t a radical new idea.—
Wendy Barnes,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Open-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-minded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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