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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
Lopez said open-minded, struggles and new friendships while Bruce said interdisciplinary, rewarding and inspiring.
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Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Manager Dave Roberts has commended Sasaki for being more open-minded about feedback and change this season.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Her advice to students and fellow teachers now is to stay open-minded.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Children are perceptive, flexible, and open-minded.
—Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
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Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Manager Dave Roberts has commended Sasaki for being more open-minded about feedback and change this season.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Her advice to students and fellow teachers now is to stay open-minded.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Children are perceptive, flexible, and open-minded.
—Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-minded
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Mike Sanchez, a spokesman for Los Angeles County's Registrar-Recorder office, said ballot processing in the county is open to public observation.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Bain’s answer is a mix of models whose capabilities (and price) matches the task — a bet also made by Perplexity and several open source model makers.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
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Both accused each other of being secretly liberal or not MAGA enough.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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The Supreme Court allowed the firing to go through on a temporary basis, over staunch dissents from the court's three liberal justices.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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At the town hall, Smith shared that the Woolley family is receptive to bringing back a market to the plaza location.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Historically, California voters have tended to be highly receptive to school bond measures, said Julian Lafortune, a senior fellow at the nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank Public Policy Institute of California.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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This inequality demonstrates a particular kind of economic and political harm that targets racially diverse and politically progressive young people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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In her campaign to be LA’s next mayor, Raman launched a progressive, left-wing bid to oust Bass from within the Democratic Party.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2026
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Claire Danes, left, and Brittany Snow in The Beast in Me Chris Saunders—Netflix Advertisement Aggie is supposed to be writing a broad-minded book on the unlikely friendship between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Nov. 2025
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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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The merger chatter has been fueled in part by SpaceX’s unconventional, and some experts say, unprecedented, governance structure.—
Morgan Brennan,Harriet Taylor,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Aureus Vita Fibonacci Dry Gin earned its Gold Outstanding medal in one of the competition's most creative categories — a space where producers lean hard on local ingredients and unconventional botanical combinations to stand out.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Walk through a gallery of bronze busts immortalizing the game's greatest players and learn about the evolution of the game from the days of leather helmets to modern gear.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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That's far lower than the traditional 90-day window, and significantly lower than the more modern 45-day barrier.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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In some respects, Penryn is the ideal setting for such a radical experiment to take place.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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But for somebody who has alternative therapies, how scared are people of doing something as radical as editing their genome?—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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“Open-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-minded. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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