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Recent Examples of open-ended
It was praised for its open-ended gameplay, character system, plot, and setting.
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 July 2025
There’s a difference between leaving something open-ended and ostensibly giving up on resolution, and Season 4’s individual endings fall scattered across this spectrum.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 1 July 2025
But the point is, the games didn’t end anyway, so all of this was pointless and just left open-ended for more seasons someday or spin-offs.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
While the open-ended side of a wrench can’t ratchet, the wrench does something similar with its extra notches.
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 July 2025
There’s a difference between leaving something open-ended and ostensibly giving up on resolution, and Season 4’s individual endings fall scattered across this spectrum.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 1 July 2025
But the point is, the games didn’t end anyway, so all of this was pointless and just left open-ended for more seasons someday or spin-offs.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
While the open-ended side of a wrench can’t ratchet, the wrench does something similar with its extra notches.
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-ended
Adjective
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The agency that detailed Klopp to the West Wing is unspecified.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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With the lawsuit, Ding seeks an unspecified amount in compensatory, special and punitive damages and demands a jury trial.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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With the ongoing conflict and visa ban threatening students’ future, the restrictions could block opportunities for a generation of scientists, particularly those who may not have the means or time to wait out the indefinite ban, or whose test scores expire while the ban is in effect.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC news,
27 June 2025
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The strike could escalate into a war if the strikes did not fully succeed and the United States decides to finish the job, committing itself to, at minimum, an indefinite bombing campaign — and at most a war of regime change.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
23 June 2025
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“Open-ended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-ended. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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