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Recent Examples of open-ended
Cyrus is similarly open-ended about acting.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Davie on Thursday suggested that the next charter should be considered as an open-ended rather than a 10-year foundation for the BBC.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has asked the Heat for something from the game but left it open-ended for the Heat and Adebayo to decide.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The latest strike was open-ended and lasted four weeks.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Davie on Thursday suggested that the next charter should be considered as an open-ended rather than a 10-year foundation for the BBC.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has asked the Heat for something from the game but left it open-ended for the Heat and Adebayo to decide.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The latest strike was open-ended and lasted four weeks.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-ended
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The revised Treasury-Fed accord Warsh envisions would in some, still-unspecified, way govern the size and potentially composition of the Fed's balance sheet.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The lawsuit, filed in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Florida, seeks unspecified damages and a public retraction of statements Sun made on social media about World Liberty Financial.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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The latest scandal to make the headlines came this week, when it was reported that Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has taken an indefinite leave from the program to get treatment for a gambling addiction.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The American Airlines flight from Miami International Airport comes seven years after the Department of Homeland Security enacted an indefinite suspension of flights to Venezuela citing security concerns.—
Caitlyn Frolo,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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It was triggered, in his telling, by the record oil price spike of June 2008, which forced ordinary households to absorb more than $2,000 in additional energy costs on top of adjustable-rate mortgage resets that were already squeezing them.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The 16-way adjustable sport seats are standard, while performance seats shelled in carbon fiber—presenting more aggressive thigh and shoulder bolsters—are optionally available.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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“Open-ended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-ended. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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