doorstop
noun
door·stop
ˈdȯr-ˌstäp 
1
: a usually rubber-tipped device attached to a wall or floor to prevent damaging contact between an opened door and the wall
2
: a device (such as a wedge or weight) for holding a door open
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 4 July 2024
The Legislature adjourned sine die Saturday and left on Hobbs' doorstop several pieces of legislation related to groundwater management.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
The Joy of Cooking $28 Amazon Everyone should have a cookbook like this, a doorstop that is almost more encyclopedia than manual.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 4 July 2024
The Legislature adjourned sine die Saturday and left on Hobbs' doorstop several pieces of legislation related to groundwater management.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
Donald Clarke’s doorstop Wishing on the Moon (1994) is a solid, fog-clearing biography.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Doorstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstop. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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