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as in gate
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
we locked the door to the room so that no one could get in
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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
education unlocks the door to advancement
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Recent Examples of door
Behind the door, police found a Glock 26 handgun with an extended magazine, two drum magazines and an ammunition box lying on the floor, as well as a loaded SCCY CPX-2 handgun on top of a dresser.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
The doors have shut on another business in the Valley, but not for long.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Even when the dining room overflows with eager diners (on a Sunday morning: guaranteed), Garcia and Rodriguez refuse to rush anyone out the door.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
At the bottom of the seventh inning, all buses opened their doors for the first trips back.
—Kylie Volavongsa, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
The doors have shut on another business in the Valley, but not for long.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Even when the dining room overflows with eager diners (on a Sunday morning: guaranteed), Garcia and Rodriguez refuse to rush anyone out the door.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
At the bottom of the seventh inning, all buses opened their doors for the first trips back.
—Kylie Volavongsa, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for door
Noun
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Nearly 2,000 driver's licenses have since been revoked, and Gov. Andy Beshear said that the fraudulent IDs no longer work at airport check-in gates or other places where they are typically scanned.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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To come out the gate for our first pop-up with his stamp of approval is like being picked up by a big team.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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In her music, boys tend to throw pebbles at her window, run to meet her in the pouring rain, make speeches in her doorway, dance with her in parking lots, cry all night outside her house, or run red lights while staring at her.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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At 50, Rhule stands at the doorway to his third season with Nebraska.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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For years, Detroit’s east side lacked adequate access to year-round recreation facilities.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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What's included Digital plans Digital + Print Daily digital access Android and IOS apps Subscriber-exclusive content Digital subscription to share The eNewspaper — a digital replica of the print newspaper.—
cincinnati.com,
cincinnati.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The fridge slide gets repositioned to the right-side hatch, which won't be as convenient when preparing meals but should prompt fun games like over-trailer veggie toss.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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During the explosion, a hatch detached and entered the water.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Aug. 2025
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There’s almost always a line at this popular stand at the entrance of the Cultural Pavilion.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Next year, after the completion of the roundabout at 113th and 231, the park will have a brand new entrance.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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American labor has long criticized free trade policies, such as NAFTA and China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, and Teamsters president Sean O’Brien and United Auto Workers president Shawn Fein both back many of Trump’s tariffs.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Approved shipments receive an official inspection mark, allowing legal entry into the U.S. marketplace.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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The key is forming strategic partnerships with people and organizations that share your vision and goals, rather than spending time convincing, educating, or performing emotional labor for those who don’t.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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For McNamara, the key was flipping the script so that, rather than being a dark comedy of divorce, there was something a bit more complex at play.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Swingle’s accession was by no means the first such shipment sent to the US from points East.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
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At the time of China’s accession to the WTO, in 2001, there was reason to believe that Beijing was on an irreversible path toward market reform and liberalization.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/door. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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