door

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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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2
as in doorway
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure a steady stream of visitors through the front door

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Recent Examples of door With Express Delivery, your pizza will be at your door in as little as three hours. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 May 2025 Barry said Best Buy is tapping into that by offering preorders and opening its doors at midnight on June 5 to allow customers to pick up their consoles or get a new game right away. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 29 May 2025 Best Buy is offering preorders and will throw open its doors at midnight June 5 to allow customers to pick up their consoles or get a new game. Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Plenty of others had the same idea, as the line was out the door before noon. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for door
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Noun
  • The Panthers struggled out of the gate that first year and needing a strong finish in the regular season to sneak into the playoffs.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 May 2025
  • Women are less likely to negotiate for better/higher pay out of the gate, and more likely to be paid less throughout their careers due to their having (or likelihood to have) children.
    Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Inside, three bedrooms and four baths are spread across almost 2,300 square feet of multi-level living space boasting a mix of stone and wide-plank French oak floors, arched doorways, and whitewashed wood-beam ceilings dotted with skylights.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 May 2025
  • It must be asked not as condemnation, but as a doorway to deeper understanding—of her, of ourselves, and of the social and emotional architecture that keeps so many of us bound in silence, shame, and survival.
    Shayla Brown, Essence, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The player will have access to the most expensive lawyers and crisis comms specialists.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • This aerial prowess transforms dense tropical forests into three-dimensional playgrounds, granting them access to prey and escape routes otherwise inaccessible.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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  • The two hatch a convoluted getaway plan that involves stealing a briefcase full of money.
    James Factora, Them., 22 May 2025
  • An official with Smit Salvage, which is part of the salvage team led by TMC Marine, told CNN that the hatches appear open, meaning the crew may not have battened them down as the storm approached.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
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  • How to Get There With Portland and the Portland International Airport (PDX) being just a 10-minute drive away, the western entrance to the gorge is the best point of access.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
  • Resplendent marbles—a nod to the marbles that line the floors of the Pantheon nearby—flank every doorway, floor, and wall, and an ancient statue of Augustus Caesar from the famed private Torlonia Collection greets visitors at the hotel’s entrance.
    Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Another high-profile entry in the Cold Case series was the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey, as the series focuses on well, Cold Cases that went unsolved, as the name suggests.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • After being a key member of New Bethlehem, she’s been stripped of her passport and has been refused entry by Canada and the European Union.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 27 May 2025
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  • Despite its slim design, the interior holds more than meets the eye — think phone, wallet, sunglasses, keys, and then some.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, People.com, 26 May 2025
  • Dorn and the others were given laptops and shown the different functions of keys: control, shift and caps lock, how to copy and paste.
    Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
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  • Among the Kremlin's demands are the annexation of four Ukrainian regions -- plus the retention of Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014 -- Ukrainian demilitarization and a permanent block on the country's accession to NATO.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 2 June 2025
  • The accession to the CPTPP of the United Kingdom, now a close strategic partner of Japan, in 2024 should give Japan valuable policy support in its efforts to keep global trade channels open.
    Robert Ward, NPR, 27 May 2025

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“Door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/door. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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