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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There’s also the technical and organizational overhead of maintaining and supporting old versions and their associated keys indefinitely.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Being an 80% keyboard, the MQ80 has the exact same number as tenkeyless, but IQUNIX compresses the layout, shifting the arrow keys, delete, home, end, page up and page down and others to the right.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

Definition of keys

Noun

In this case, SecurityWeek reports that a threat actor has been hacking public Wi-Fi gateways at airports, conference centers, healthcare clinics, event venues, and more to intercept traffic and credentials.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
This can be accomplished by using AI gateways, which serve as a protective intermediary.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026

Definition of gateways

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The spacious main compartment easily holds your essentials—like a phone, portable charger, and sunglasses—while the internal zip pocket and hidden back zip pocket keep important documents and passports secure.

— Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
According to data provided by the organizers, the 13 stores gave out more than 2750 passports, and all 325 finisher tote bags (and more than 51 additional people finished and will be sent finisher prizes).

— Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026

Definition of passports

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