Thesaurus results for OPEN SESAMES

open sesames

noun

plural of open sesame

as in keys

something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal it turned out that a simple "please" was the open sesame for charming the hotel manager into giving us a room with a better view

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Noun

Drop the car keys and board the wooden motor yacht affectionately named Truman.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
With simple commands, keys can be remapped, lighting effects changed, macros created and keyboard and mouse settings.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of keys

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The theme park is expected to imminently announce that its grand opening celebration will begin on Saturday September 26 with tickets available on its website from $65 per person.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The court then shut down the online dispute system in September, forcing drivers to visit the courthouse in person to dispute tickets.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of tickets

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De Niro and the Kaiser Estate were the gateways to the film’s unique structure of simultaneously telling the story of Vito’s ascension and Michael’s descension and the death of the Corleone family his father had built.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Today, token spending is spread across cloud model providers, AI platform subscriptions, browser plugins, desktop agents, custom connectors and API gateways.

— Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of gateways

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Food, France, Family and the Stew that Saved my Soul, Sylvie Bigar explores the world in search of unsung culinary delights and vibrant destinations, armed with three passports and four languages.

— Sylvie Bigar, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
And above it in the frame was Grandma, and Auntie Ida, and Auntie Gitti's passports.

— Robert Costa, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of passports

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