: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door-to-door salespeople
a door-to-door canvass
door-to-door adverb

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Alameda County Vector Control, the lead agency investigating the incident, plans to conduct door-to-door notifications in the area where the bat was found, police said. Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025 That's a long way from when her father sold pretzel bags door-to-door nearly four decades ago. Terry Collins, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 The program conducted door-to-door canvassing to households and people — like Douglas — who were struggling to navigate an eviction process. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025 In the months that followed, every resident of the village was enrolled in a door-to-door interview. Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for door-to-door

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of door-to-door was in 1902

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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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door-to-door

adjective
ˌdōrt-ə-ˈdō(ə)r,
ˌdȯrt-ə-ˈdȯ(ə)r
: being or making a call (as to sell something) at every house in an area
door-to-door adverb
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