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as in doors
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
be sure to latch the gate when you leave so the dog doesn't get out
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Recent Examples of gates
Gil Press, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
After all, this is a man who allegedly appropriated a British coat of arms for display on the gates of his golf courses and resorts.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The Vikings stumbled out of the gates two years ago and recovered.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
As a result, the process showed that 2D materials can form functional logic circuits and memory devices – including inverters, NAND and NOR gates, and SRAM cells – with low power use, accurate outputs, and reliable memory retention.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Following overnight and early morning rain showers, restival gates open at noon on Sunday.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Sep. 2025
When the wind finally let up on Sunday and the gates officially opened, burners began pouring into the city just as hammering rain began.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Every 50 years, the gates between the two open, allowing 50 challengers to embark on a deadly quest to traverse between them.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The amount of signs, airport staff and gates, etc.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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There are, however, key technical challenges such as generating on-demand, indistinguishable single photons with high efficiency, and the probabilistic nature of photonic gates (the electronic elements in a computer performing logic operations).
—Gil Press, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
After all, this is a man who allegedly appropriated a British coat of arms for display on the gates of his golf courses and resorts.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The Vikings stumbled out of the gates two years ago and recovered.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
As a result, the process showed that 2D materials can form functional logic circuits and memory devices – including inverters, NAND and NOR gates, and SRAM cells – with low power use, accurate outputs, and reliable memory retention.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Following overnight and early morning rain showers, restival gates open at noon on Sunday.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Sep. 2025
When the wind finally let up on Sunday and the gates officially opened, burners began pouring into the city just as hammering rain began.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Every 50 years, the gates between the two open, allowing 50 challengers to embark on a deadly quest to traverse between them.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The amount of signs, airport staff and gates, etc.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gates
Noun
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People who aren't getting in the rooms, aren't in the doors as actors, directors, writers.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Still, we get thrown into this brave new world of doors and remembrances all too hastily, without any attempts at a thematic or visual world-building.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his upcoming fantasy romance movie with Margot Robbie, their characters, David and Sarah, two singles who meet at a wedding, embark on a life-changing road trip, reliving important moments from their pasts through magical doorways.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, people who live in an arid climate might find that dust builds up quickly, especially around doorways and windows, which are common entry points for outside dirt, requiring more frequent sweeping.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In medicine, simulations of blood flow through heart valves have provided surgeons with detailed data for treating cardiovascular conditions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Four received cardiovascular tissue transplants that can replace valves and vessels in patients with congenital heart defects or heart disease.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Gates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gates. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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