Open sesame
Open sesame noun - Something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal.
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Trick and open sesame are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trick" instead a noun phrase "Open sesame".
Trick
Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Open sesame and trick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Open sesame" instead a noun "Trick".
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Trick and Open sesame. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_sesame/trick
Open sesame & Trick. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_sesame/trick>.
Trick or Open sesame. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_sesame/trick.
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