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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
Gigantic groups of 100 men—organized—are pulling into neighborhoods that are being evacuated, smashing through doors and pulling out TVs.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This has drawn in a flood of tourists since the country reopened its doors in 2022.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
The government would only be able to pay its bills based on revenue coming in the door, so many employees and businesses that provide services to the government would only get paid haphazardly.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 4 Jan. 2025
If this doesn’t arrive in 2025 then questions really have to be asked of just what the dev team is doing instead of getting this out of the door.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This has drawn in a flood of tourists since the country reopened its doors in 2022.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
The government would only be able to pay its bills based on revenue coming in the door, so many employees and businesses that provide services to the government would only get paid haphazardly.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 4 Jan. 2025
If this doesn’t arrive in 2025 then questions really have to be asked of just what the dev team is doing instead of getting this out of the door.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for door
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Such an exalted position also makes a school oblivious to what’s outside the fabled gates, no matter how many scholarships these schools award.—
David Galef/Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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Sounds as if that may have been required if the gate agent said you were not checked in.—
Darlin Tillery,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the short clip, the 6-foot, 400-lb. alligator appeared to slowly approach a dog statue in the home's yard before making its way up the porch to the doorway.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Hodges, one of the officers who was injured on Jan. 6 after being pinned in a doorway of the Capitol and crushed, said Mr. Trump’s whitewashing of Jan. 6 was necessary to preserve his supporters’ belief in their own goodness and patriotism.—
Jonathan Swan,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2025
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Various efforts to limit TikTok and the Chinese government’s access to American user data were undertaken in 2020 and 2021.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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As this wrecking ball swings anew, policymakers across the region had better batten down the hatches.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Their chick hatches around February, grows to adult size and finally takes flight.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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Brown advises stocking up groceries and provisions in nearby Bristol, approximately 20 minutes from the park entrance.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The company's production building was partially destroyed, and houses, the entrance to the subway, cars and the main water supply system were damaged.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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The film was Kenya’s official entry for the best international feature film category of the Oscars.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Its biggest problems all come from factors outside its control, such as the decline in foot traffic post-pandemic, the continued rise of e-commerce, falling insurer reimbursement rates for prescriptions, and the entry of big players like Walmart, Costco, and Amazon into pharmacy services.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
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The key is to move forward with that commitment, so that beautiful journey becomes clear.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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The key is balance — personalization should feel helpful, not manipulative.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Even if China did support U.S. accession, Beijing’s membership in the pact would make Washington more hesitant to sign up, out of concern that China was not fully complying with existing standards and would be in a position to dominate future rule setting.—
Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Debt is but the accession of resources now in return for the return of resources in the future, plus interest.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/door. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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