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as in opportunities
a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place
the talk show host's usual modus operandi is to talk over his guests, thereby denying them an opening to articulate their positions
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as in apertures
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
an opening in the roof is letting rain drip inside
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3
as in gaps
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
the rabbit found a little opening in the bushes and darted through
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Recent Examples of openings
Disney owns nine of the top 10 Thanksgiving 5-day openings.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
In the early 2000s, as the labor shortage grew amid a building boom, immigrants were filling many of the openings, especially in residential construction.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The stand-alone stores follow the openings of Gap shops-in-shop at Next stores.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Disney already boasts nine of the top 10 Thanksgiving five-day openings ever.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Must-try metro Phoenix restaurants Amid a wave of new restaurant openings, put an unusual Phoenix chicken joint, Scottsdale fine dining and Chandler supper club on your try-first list.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Workers are fighting for a shrinking pool of job openings, AI is seemingly threatening jobs and long-term unemployment is inching up.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Check for gaps where the chimney meets the house, and make sure chimney openings are covered properly.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
In a statement to USA TODAY in October, Burlington Stores CEO Michael O’Sullivan said the store openings will feature the company’s new layout.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
In the early 2000s, as the labor shortage grew amid a building boom, immigrants were filling many of the openings, especially in residential construction.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The stand-alone stores follow the openings of Gap shops-in-shop at Next stores.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Disney already boasts nine of the top 10 Thanksgiving five-day openings ever.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Must-try metro Phoenix restaurants Amid a wave of new restaurant openings, put an unusual Phoenix chicken joint, Scottsdale fine dining and Chandler supper club on your try-first list.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Workers are fighting for a shrinking pool of job openings, AI is seemingly threatening jobs and long-term unemployment is inching up.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Check for gaps where the chimney meets the house, and make sure chimney openings are covered properly.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
In a statement to USA TODAY in October, Burlington Stores CEO Michael O’Sullivan said the store openings will feature the company’s new layout.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for openings
Noun
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For years, younger generations have flocked to big cities for better job opportunities, leaving a dwindling elderly population in rural villages.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to Galloway, public resources lead to opportunities, innovation, economic growth, and social mobility.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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These Celestron Skymaster 20x80 binoculars let in enough light for regular skywatching, thanks to their massive 80mm apertures.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, in astronomy, larger apertures, advances in photography and spectroscopy, the development of multi-wavelength astronomy beyond the visible light spectrum, and the first space telescopes all brought in new observational data that upended many pre-existing ideas.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There were gaps and cracks at the metal flashing joints throughout the cook lines.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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As financial inequality widens, Vivian Tu, SoFi’s new Chief of Financial Empowerment is tackling the systemic gaps traditional advice ignores.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Given chances to replicate his pivots toward moderation on subjects like Wall Street, housing, and policing, Mamdani did not bend on the Middle East.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Beck’s overtime interception against SMU essentially doomed UM’s chances.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To prevent water buildup that could block energy generation, the researchers added micro drainage holes that let water flow downward but not upward, and keep the surface clear for droplet impacts.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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On Tuesday, the league announced that from the upcoming season, all LIV events will be played over four days and 72 holes.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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How To Keep Stink Bugs Out Stink bugs can squeeze into tight spaces between siding, crawl into cracks and crevices in window frames, and enter through open doors, windows, and vents.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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The invasive beetles from Asia would burrow through bark, the females laying eggs in crevices.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Openings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/openings. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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