(out) in/into the open
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1
: in or to an area or place that is not covered or enclosed
We slept out in the open with nothing above us but the stars.
A deer walked out into the open.
food left out in the open
2
: in or into a situation in which something (such as a feeling) is no longer hidden or kept secret
Her true feelings were finally out in the open.
He rarely fought his political battles in the open.
Let's get everything out into the open. You've been lying to me, haven't you?
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Share [Findings] Humboldt penguins who nest in the open have more pollutant metabolites in their blood than do penguins who nest in guano-rich burrows.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
The next day, Jackie came up to Erskine and thanked him for talking to his family in the open, which was quite a thing for a rookie to do in those days.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Uniformed police officers and armed fighters, rarely seen in the open during the war, were visible in cities and towns across Gaza after the cease-fire took effect.
—Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Every favor—geopolitical, corporate or personal—is now on sale, right out in the open.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
The next day, Jackie came up to Erskine and thanked him for talking to his family in the open, which was quite a thing for a rookie to do in those days.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Uniformed police officers and armed fighters, rarely seen in the open during the war, were visible in cities and towns across Gaza after the cease-fire took effect.
—Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Every favor—geopolitical, corporate or personal—is now on sale, right out in the open.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“(out) in/into the open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28out%29%20in%2Finto%20the%20open. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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