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Recent Examples of open-mindedness
Gail Heltzer attributes it to the group’s open-mindedness and inherent chemistry.
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Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
This open-mindedness naturally cultivates a more constructive atmosphere, as curiosity encourages exploration and discovery rather than stagnation or resistance.
—Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
That open-mindedness has paid huge dividends with him in particular.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
His grandmother Dilma cares for the boy, with her warmth and open-mindedness, giving him the space to be – well, simply himself.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
There are no frills or fancy touches, but a sense of familiarity and open-mindedness radiates throughout.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Muns credits the city’s pro-business approach and open-mindedness for its success in attracting and retaining businesses, and said Plano’s economic development strategy is essential to supporting its quality of life.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
As for Guyton, the genre’s voice for open-mindedness and tolerance, who just a few years ago became the first Black woman to co-host the ACM Awards?
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
First, connectedness, trust, teamwork, and open-mindedness are crucial for people to hang on to and develop their humanity, particularly in Times Like These.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
This open-mindedness naturally cultivates a more constructive atmosphere, as curiosity encourages exploration and discovery rather than stagnation or resistance.
—Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
That open-mindedness has paid huge dividends with him in particular.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
His grandmother Dilma cares for the boy, with her warmth and open-mindedness, giving him the space to be – well, simply himself.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
There are no frills or fancy touches, but a sense of familiarity and open-mindedness radiates throughout.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Muns credits the city’s pro-business approach and open-mindedness for its success in attracting and retaining businesses, and said Plano’s economic development strategy is essential to supporting its quality of life.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
As for Guyton, the genre’s voice for open-mindedness and tolerance, who just a few years ago became the first Black woman to co-host the ACM Awards?
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
First, connectedness, trust, teamwork, and open-mindedness are crucial for people to hang on to and develop their humanity, particularly in Times Like These.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-mindedness
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Each component must perform within narrow tolerances, particularly at extended distances where minor deviations can significantly affect accuracy.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Everyone has a different retirement plan and a unique tolerance for risk.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Though most people understand the need for sunscreen, many don’t realize that the brain, like the skin, is an organ with exquisite receptivity to the outside world.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
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Sometimes these shifts are small, noticeable only to the character experiencing them, as when an impending hurricane heightens the narrator’s receptivity to the minor mysteries of humble objects.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Trump officials have pointed to research on ivermectin as an example of the administration’s receptiveness to ideas the scientific establishment has rejected.—
Rachana Pradhan,
STAT,
10 Feb. 2026
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This receptiveness led to Ockenfels’ favorite pictures from their partnership — inspired by the facial distortions in the paintings of Francis Bacon — in which bendings of glass were employed to warp Bowie’s likeness.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Not necessarily devastated or depressed in the way people often imagine depression, but just a persistent feeling of apathy or indifference.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The book is not science fiction, but a real possibility of the outcome of the global warming and our indifference towards scientific facts.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Cultural understanding and linguistic responsiveness are essential components of effective treatment.—
Maria Bledsoe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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In an urgency culture, leaders confuse responsiveness with value, and the brain pays for that with shallow thinking.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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But one suspected the real reason for Huang’s geniality lay elsewhere.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.—
William Robin,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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That’s unequivocally bad news for the left, but the unintended consequence of the right’s zeal to rig the maps could send Black voters back to the Dems in numbers a single candidate not named Obama could not.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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But in the zeal to meet the moment, regulatory authorities shouldn’t overlook the complexities of these treatments — and the very real risk of getting it wrong.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2026
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Cote’s musical education has taken him around the world, quite literally on the cruise ship, and also through his eagerness to hear every single bit of music there is out there.—
Brendan Menapace,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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His movies exude eagerness, energy, verve in storytelling, and unmitigated confidence in the emotional power of the cinema itself.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Open-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-mindedness. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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