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as in gate
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure he stood in the doorway until we finally invited him in

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Recent Examples of doorway What started as a fascination with deep-sea exploration has now become a doorway for scientific discovery and public engagement with the Titanic’s enduring legacy. Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Let home be a doorway to our collective liberation. Virginia Cumberbatch, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025 The door opens a foyer, which has arched doorways on each side. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 He was encountered in a doorway to a residence. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doorway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorway
Noun
  • Among the rest of the cast, Omar Miller is excellent as Cornbread, a sharecropper who works the door of the club, and Li Jun Li as Grace, part of the Chinese couple (with Yao as Bo Chow) who run the grocery stores for both the poor and the rich in town.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • YoungBoy Never Broke Again should be expecting a knock on his door and a fresh batch of homemade cookies some time real soon.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • One example: The early trailers show a massive horde of infected attacking the gates surrounding the Jackson, Wyo., community run by Maria (True Blood and Queen Sugar star Rutina Wesley), the wife of Joel's brother, Tommy (FUBAR's Gabriel Luna).
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • With sixty points in 14th place in the Derby standings, East Avenue seems well above this year’s cut, but his connections are still mulling an appearance on May 4 in the Churchill gate.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, the projector has a quick access menu to adjust settings for gaming, a low latency frame interpolation that's automatically activated in game mode, and more.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.
    Brian Barrett, Wired News, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Those fees are in addition to the cost of entrance passes into Sequoia National Park (which starts at $20).
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike previous James action figures from McFarlane Toys and Starting Lineup that depict him in an NBA uniform, the first NBA Ken doll will feature the future Hall of Famer in an adjustable, multi-accessory outfit worthy of a pre-game entrance to the locker room.
    David Betancourt, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Whitney, with the Rooted in Littleton group, conceded that the high barrier to entry for younger people looking for a starter home in the metro area is something to pay attention to.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
  • On a basic level, players would also navigate the game in Part II not as Joel, the primary playable character in the first entry, but as Ellie and Abby.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorway. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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