wide-open

adjective

: having virtually no limits or restrictions
a wide-open town

Examples of wide-open in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stars also appear quite sharp; the Fisheye is clearly tuned to get its best wide-open pictures for distant subjects, so there's no need to stop down as is the case when focusing close. PCMAG, 20 May 2024 Aleksander Barkov also blocked a David Pastrnak shot on a wide-open net with about three minutes left to help kill off a late Boston power play and set the stage for Forsling’s late heroics to close out yet another close game. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for wide-open 

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wide-open was in 1858

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“Wide-open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-open. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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