open season
noun
1
: a period when it is legal to kill or catch game or fish protected at other times by law
2
: a time during which someone or something is the object of sustained attack or criticism
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The park will also offer a pygmy hippo meet and greet experience during its open season, which is March through November.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 July 2025
But Peirce made clear that loosening enforcement doesn’t mean open season for scammers.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 29 May 2025
In the spring of 1971, Minnesota announced its first open season on moose in modern times, and Parks decided to apply for a permit.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
Additionally, law enforcement agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration have declared open season on government health care databases such as the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 July 2025
But Peirce made clear that loosening enforcement doesn’t mean open season for scammers.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 29 May 2025
In the spring of 1971, Minnesota announced its first open season on moose in modern times, and Parks decided to apply for a permit.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
Additionally, law enforcement agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration have declared open season on government health care databases such as the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for open season
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“Open season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20season. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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