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Recent Examples of open-mindedness
There is a sense of awe and inspiration when teammates talk about Wembanyama’s work ethic and open-mindedness.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Balancing Authenticity And Messaging Discipline At FDH Aero, our values—service first, respect, amplification, open-mindedness and accountability—aren’t just wall art.
—Heather Rosenow, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Either way, this energy is revolutionizing your approach to relationships, reminding you that true connections thrive on adaptability and open-mindedness.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Balancing Authenticity And Messaging Discipline At FDH Aero, our values—service first, respect, amplification, open-mindedness and accountability—aren’t just wall art.
—Heather Rosenow, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Either way, this energy is revolutionizing your approach to relationships, reminding you that true connections thrive on adaptability and open-mindedness.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-mindedness
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Succeeding on OnlyFans in 2025 often means having a high tolerance for controversy, negative attention, the willingness to troll, and an ability to flip tsunamis of online haters into fans.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Odor and the French Social Imagination is essentially a book about the declining tolerance for strong smells in 18th and 19th-century France.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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With Mercury and later the sun in Scorpio, your communication sector becomes supercharged, heightening your psychic receptivity and investigative nature.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Such episodes remind us that philosophy, at its best, thrives on receptivity and the humility to change direction.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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This receptiveness led to Ockenfels’ favorite pictures from their partnership — inspired by the facial distortions in the paintings of Francis Bacon — in which bendings of glass were employed to warp Bowie’s likeness.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, Gedan noted there is receptiveness to investment from China, even beyond the oil sector.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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The amendment changes the theory of the case from reckless indifference to intentional misconduct, according to the family’s lawyers, which could raise the damages awarded to the family.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The risk of reverting to a political reality of indifference to occupation and permanent conflict is too great.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The design challenge is to maintain console-grade responsiveness while retaining flexibility, likely through a dedicated TV shell and systems that manage background apps and drivers.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Recent research on dielectric elastomers, hydrogels, and electroactive polymers shows enhanced responsiveness.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.—
William Robin,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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That unique tone, captured with zeal by a charismatic ensemble led by Fred Ward, Kevin Bacon, and Reba McEntire, is what makes Ron Underwood's horror-comedy about giant worms terrorizing a remote desert town such a good hang.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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But Chernus talks at us with the condescending zeal of a true music-lover, and his cheeky tirades about the history of jazz — and why Jarrett’s gift for improvisation is unique even in the context of such a freeform genre — are entertaining and educational in equal measure.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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What’s curious, then, is not Trump’s eagerness to degrade us, but his uncontrollable urge to defile himself and his office.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Mel Brooks’ best comedy shares many similarities with his other revered films – a strong grip of genre beats, a non-stop barrage of gags yanking us forward, and an eagerness to give every performer a chance to comedically shine.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Open-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-mindedness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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