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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
Anisimova dialed in, desperately refusing to give Osaka any openings.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Trim trees and install storm shutters, accordion shutters and impact glass; seal outside wall openings.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Separately, the Labor Department reported that for the first time in more than four years, there are more people looking for work than there are job openings.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Further signs of sickness can be seen in job openings.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Job openings ticked down in July to levels rarely seen since the Covid-19 pandemic, bolstering fears of cooling in the labor market.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, new job openings have fallen to levels rarely seen since the pandemic and unemployment claims ticked up again.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
After testing six locations in 2016, Fabletics has scaled its brick-and-mortar presence to more than 100 stores, with 15 additional openings planned this year.
—Brin Snelling, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
September’s other openings include stores in California, Maryland and Washington.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Trim trees and install storm shutters, accordion shutters and impact glass; seal outside wall openings.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Separately, the Labor Department reported that for the first time in more than four years, there are more people looking for work than there are job openings.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Further signs of sickness can be seen in job openings.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Job openings ticked down in July to levels rarely seen since the Covid-19 pandemic, bolstering fears of cooling in the labor market.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, new job openings have fallen to levels rarely seen since the pandemic and unemployment claims ticked up again.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
After testing six locations in 2016, Fabletics has scaled its brick-and-mortar presence to more than 100 stores, with 15 additional openings planned this year.
—Brin Snelling, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
September’s other openings include stores in California, Maryland and Washington.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for openings
Noun
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Intersectionality proposes that societal problems such as crime and illiteracy correct themselves if opportunities and environments are evened out via public policy.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Crews continue to look for opportunities east and northeast of Sawmill Flat facing steep, dangerous terrain with limited natural features for containment.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Traditional camera users should use wide-angle lenses and low apertures while shooting.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While established names from the local reggae scene headline the main stage, Bohannon continues to build space for emerging talent and bridging generational and cultural gaps across Kansas City’s evolving creative landscape.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The new laws aim to address gaps in disaster preparedness by improving camp safety and streamlining the emergency response.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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September has arrived with the news that the National Hurricane Center is watching a new tropical depression a little over 100 miles off the southwest coast of Mexico, and a westward moving tropical wave far out in the Atlantic Ocean shows increasing chances of becoming a tropical cyclone.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Consistent water will help the division establish a strong root system that increases the chances of multiple flowers in spring.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another had six offensive linemen looking to create holes for the running game, which had runs of 9, 8 and 8 yards on the opening drive.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sunday to the apartment unit on the 4800 block of El Camino Avenue after a caller reported bullet holes in a door and could not reach family members inside.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Remove the cushions and vacuum both sides and the crevices where the back and sides join.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pests can make their way into these small crevices easily, so keeping your appliances clean and free of food will prevent bugs from feasting in your kitchen.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Openings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/openings. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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