Open sesame

Synonyms for "open sesame" (66 found)

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Closest matches (14)

abracadabraaccessbad influencebig wheelbottle openercan openerchurch keyclavisconjurationcorkscrewcountersigncourteminence griseestablishment

Strong matches (19)

five percenterfive-percenterfriend at courtgood influencegray eminenceheavyweighthidden handhocus pocushocus-pocusincantationinfluenceinfluence peddlerinfluenceringroupkeykingmakerlatchkeylatchstringlobby

Related words (33)

lobbyistlords of creationmagic formulamagic wordsman of influencemanipulatormaster keymumbo jumboopenerpasskeypasswordpowers that bepressure grouprasputinsecret gripshibbolethsinister influenceskeleton keyspecial interestsspecial-interest group
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svengalitesserathe establishmenttickettin openertokenvery important personvipwatchwordwheeler dealerwheeler-dealerwire pullerwire-puller

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Sample sentences

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"The blue topaz was bought by me, from the chieftain of the tribe to which Quacal belongs. It is an ‘open sesame’ to his favor."

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He who can read a true book aright has an open sesame to audiences with the great and wise of all time.

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Relevancy not always an open sesame having in mind the over-all authority and discretion of the trial judge.

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When Mussolini was a young chap, he dabbled with socialism, imagining it to be an open sesame to a better society.

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