as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
admittance to the country club requires sponsorship from a current member
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Recent Examples of admittance
Biden said the pardons were not an admittance of guilt but were issued for their service.
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Biden said Ukraine would eventually become a NATO member, and other European leaders in the alliance have called its future admittance all but guaranteed.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
When the illness had robbed him of the ability to maintain even the rudiments of independent living, Cathy had organized his admittance there.
—David Rabe, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
But in 1967 he was denied admittance to the New York Athletic Club, then the top training facility for American Olympians.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for admittance
Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Biden said Ukraine would eventually become a NATO member, and other European leaders in the alliance have called its future admittance all but guaranteed.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
When the illness had robbed him of the ability to maintain even the rudiments of independent living, Cathy had organized his admittance there.
—David Rabe, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
But in 1967 he was denied admittance to the New York Athletic Club, then the top training facility for American Olympians.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admittance
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The City Council sued and requested an injunction blocking the opening of the ICE office, arguing that the agents stationed there would gain access to databases and personal information and raised concerns about deportations within the prison without due process.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Garnett asked the government to submit a letter ensuring Mangione access to a separate phone line for his legal calls.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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One in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours, according to an Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis.—
Devna Bose and Benjamin Thorp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Tickets cost $9, or $7 for children ages 2 to 17; admission is free for kids under 2.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Remembering how a few crucial opportunities to work on calligraphy and design at a young age prepared him for his career in film, fashion, and painting, Yi Ming hopes to open similar doors for other young artists.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Cincinnati doesn't have a lot of left-handed relief depth, but top prospects Luis Mey and Zach Maxwell (both righties) are pounding on the door of the big leagues awaiting their call-up.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the event of a nuclear attack, traffic would halt, and instead civilians would stream in, sealing off the tunnel entrances with the aid of four concrete doors 1.5 meters thick and capable of withstanding a nuclear detonation at a distance of 1 kilometer.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
24 Apr. 2025
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The accession process required conforming domestic U.K. law to various EU (or EEC) directives, including those pertaining to consumption tax.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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King Charles became head of the Church of England upon his accession in September 2022 and has a keen interest in interfaith relations.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Norse Atlantic is the latest entry in the low-cost, long-haul sweepstakes.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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According to a report released this year by the Congressional Research Service, the number of de minimis entries to the U.S. jumped from 153 million in 2015 to more than 1 billion in 2023.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Admittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admittance. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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