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Recent Examples of open-and-shut Especially after Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey, asked Tuesday afternoon to define Melvin’s status, declined to provide an open-and-shut answer. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 From the outset, this seemed like an open-and-shut case. Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Pricing and Value So far, it's been an open-and-shut case for Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, right? PC Magazine, 22 June 2025 Even with the video secured, however, the case is far from open-and-shut legally: The thin blue line gets awfully blurred as Stéphanie runs into infuriating technicalities and roadblocks from higher-ups. Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 May 2025 That detracts from the open-and-shut case against the university. Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025 What looked like an open-and-shut victory for Natalia has suddenly become an impossible case. Barry Levitt, Time, 30 Apr. 2025 The jury deliberated for less than one hour per count to deliver its verdict, suggesting this was an open-and-shut case. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-and-shut
Adjective
  • The triggers for a crash likewise do not generally follow any obvious logic.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Roem and other critics of data center growth see a few obvious goals in Virginia if Spanberger wins — though the would-be governor has not climbed on board with all of them.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Washington — New air traffic control audio captures pilots in an apparent struggle to regain control of a private business jet as the plane plunged into woods near Lansing, Michigan on Thursday, killing all three on board.
    Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • A lot has happened to the Jeep since American soldiers planted a flag on Iwo Jima, but after 80 years, the family resemblance of today’s Jeep Wrangler to the original is still readily apparent, though contemporary models are thoroughly modern cars.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There is no straightforward answer.
    Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But viewers looking for a straightforward thriller chronicling the international incident will not find it here.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The various lineages of Ursuța’s work are unmistakable.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • While the murderous struggle is hard to hear in the video, the barking continued for several minutes and is unmistakable.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Hackman was not only a collector but an artist himself, and his approach to collecting mirrors the care, aesthetic sensibility, and discipline evident in his own artistic practice.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Set the Tone at the Front Door The sense of escape is even evident at the front of the house, where a rose plant climbs across the archway and herbs are planted along the gravel driveway.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • To be clear, the defense isn’t without concerns.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • By virtue of its lack of carbs, clear protein doesn’t contain any lactose—a sugar found in dairy that can cause digestive irritation in some people, like bloating and diarrhea.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • At the vacation rentals below, uncover all that is distinct and dreamy in Scotland, from coastal cottages to Georgian manor homes.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The fake tundra surrounding the cast definitely had a distinct odor to it.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025

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