Thesaurus results for OPEN SESAMES

open sesames

noun

plural of open sesame

as in keys

something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal it turned out that a simple "please" was the open sesame for charming the hotel manager into giving us a room with a better view

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Noun

The typing experience exceeded my expectations; the Chiclet-style keys are addictively clicky and responsive.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Lakers guard Austin Reaves said keeping bodies on Antetokounmpo and Adebayo was among Monday night’s keys.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of keys

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The carriers said demand has been particularly strong for premium seats, which command hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, more than coach tickets.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
The best views in the house—general admission floor tickets—will be available for as little as $100 in some venues, according to Fortune’s James LaForge.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tickets

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Cargo on ships that have diverted away from the Hormuz is backing up at the region’s alternative gateways.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
As one of the principal gateways into the Saudi capital and a foundation stone of the entire Vision 2030 project, the Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport directly threaten the Kingdom’s strategy.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of gateways

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Investigators found a video showing a customer boarding a plane in Havana bound for Fort Lauderdale, along with messages celebrating arrivals on the Cancun-Fort Lauderdale route and photographs of passports and airline tickets.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
He was ordered to turn over his passports before leaving Brazil with his family for the United States on Tuesday.

— Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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open sesames

opens (up)

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