Open sesame
Open sesame noun - Something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal.
Usage example: 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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Way and open sesame are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Way" instead a noun phrase "Open sesame".
Way
Way noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.
Open sesame and way are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Open sesame" instead a noun "Way".
Both terms in one sentence
- Open Sesame: Jannik's computer system works this way.
Source: Literature / The Steerswoman
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Way and Open sesame. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_sesame/way
Open sesame & Way. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_sesame/way>.
Way or Open sesame. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_sesame/way.
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