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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
Maggie Houston Stokes, Corporate Director of Operations, Arlo Hotels
Inspired by Arlo Hotel’s avant-garde concept and open-minded approach to service, Maggie Houston Stokes joined Arlo Hotels as General Manager of Arlo NoMad in March 2016.
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Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Stay open-minded to new research and workout approaches Kaleigh Ray, an exercise physiologist and staff writer for Treadmill Review Guru in St. George, Utah, warns clients not to get trapped in fitness fads and to be open to new research.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Richmond is clearly an open-minded leader who understands that cultural movements are never static.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
This means Axios needs to deepen its relationship with our core readers AND look for new ways to engage open-minded readers elsewhere.
—Jim Vandehei, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Stay open-minded to new research and workout approaches Kaleigh Ray, an exercise physiologist and staff writer for Treadmill Review Guru in St. George, Utah, warns clients not to get trapped in fitness fads and to be open to new research.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Richmond is clearly an open-minded leader who understands that cultural movements are never static.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
This means Axios needs to deepen its relationship with our core readers AND look for new ways to engage open-minded readers elsewhere.
—Jim Vandehei, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-minded
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While the couple has shared an abundance of joyous moments over the course of their 16 years together, in recent years Emma has been open about their family's journey in navigating Bruce's diagnosis of aphasia that has since progressed into frontotemporal dementia.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Supporting Arm was no longer an afterthought — it was given the same priority as x86 in the Linux and open source communities.—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Kaul’s case was initially assigned to Judge Susan Crawford, Schimel’s liberal opponent in the high-stakes Supreme Court election.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2025
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Crawford is backed by a wide range of Democrats, including the liberal justices who hold a 4-3 majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and former President Obama.—
Scott Bauer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But there was one important reason why the city council of San Pedro might have been receptive to the idea of a prophylaxis fair.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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And catchers often are receptive to extensions, knowing the open market rarely is kind to players at their position.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Alon-Lee Green, the founding co-director of Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement, told CNN that young people aren’t at fault for the extremist attitudes that are dividing wider Israeli society.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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California voters further reversed progressive policies by passing Proposition 36, which enhances penalties for theft and drug offenses.—
Carson Becker,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Instead of articulating a compelling vision that could spark a broad-minded counterpunch to narrow-minded populism, Newsom has taken an oddly defeatist course in his first podcasts.—
Steven Greenhut,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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Jewish groups that are more broad-minded and sensible reacted with concern over the fate of the hostages and revulsion at the entire idea.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Across sports and eras, there are too many examples of athletes with ‘unconventional’ form succeeding for ‘good form’ — whatever that is — to be truly necessary.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Barnes had an unconventional approach to art collecting, particularly through his focus on juxtaposing fine art with decorative pieces.—
Meredith Wolf Schizer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The pace of modern communication means people simply don't have time to second-guess messages, especially when urgency is a core part of the attack.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The duo later became well-known for redefining the modern office.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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For those unfamiliar with the series, Severance is an Apple TV+ drama set in a near-future where employees undergo a radical procedure to split their memories between work and personal life.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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So the Terriers coaching staff approached him with a radical idea: why not try shooting them underhanded?—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Open-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-minded. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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