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as in key
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job
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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
Denver is the gateway to the West
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Recent Examples of gateway
Courtesy of Flo/Unsplash Italy In addition to Jubilee hot spot Rome, six other Italian gateways will enjoy new nonstop service from the United States this year.
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Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
Rubio is slated to make his first international trip as secretary of state to Panama, the gateway to the treacherous jungle route known as the Darién Gap, where thousands of migrants begin their journey to the U.S., to underscore the administration's focus on Latin America.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Immediately after the Voyager returned its first images of Saturn's strange feature, even stranger theories arose to explain it, including that it was somehow related to alien technology, or perhaps even was a gateway to hell.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The city is the gateway to Puglia’s Salento peninsula, which is known for fantastic beaches on both the Adriatic and Ionian seas.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
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Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
Rubio is slated to make his first international trip as secretary of state to Panama, the gateway to the treacherous jungle route known as the Darién Gap, where thousands of migrants begin their journey to the U.S., to underscore the administration's focus on Latin America.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Immediately after the Voyager returned its first images of Saturn's strange feature, even stranger theories arose to explain it, including that it was somehow related to alien technology, or perhaps even was a gateway to hell.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The city is the gateway to Puglia’s Salento peninsula, which is known for fantastic beaches on both the Adriatic and Ionian seas.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gateway
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The key is balance — personalization should feel helpful, not manipulative.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
27 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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Get unlimited access to journalism that fuels your curiosity, passion and ambition.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
31 Jan. 2025
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That level of unification, combined with the fact that players were now all online, rather than sequestered to arcades, was also a boon for the developers, who now had access to more data than ever.—
Veerender Jubbal,
Rolling Stone,
31 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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Producers thinking of putting on an Arthur Miller are more likely to go for the tragedies because that’s what he’s known for and those are what have sold tickets in the past.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Jan. 2025
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Jarett Allen from Burnsville won $5,000,000 in the N.C. lottery on Thursday, Jan. 9, after purchasing a $30 200X The Cash ticket from his local Riverside General Store, according to an official news release.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Depth and versatility are both factors that have been important to the Red Sox roster construction in years past, but a platooned second base leaves the door wide open for the obvious Bregman questions from fans.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Although natural charisma might get you in the door, knowing how to navigate conversations—especially when emotions run high—is a different skill set altogether.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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The plane arrived at the gate at 8:16 p.m., according to the online site.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The dielectric is meant to allow voltage at the gate to project an electric field into the channel but at the same time keep charge from leaking between the gate and the channel.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2025
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Under current policy, employers in states that do not have mandatory E-Verify laws must complete an I-9 form for every employee, which requires the employer to examine an employee’s work authorization documentation, such as a passport, driver’s license, permanent resident card or other forms.—
Rachel Spacek,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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Starting in about a month, babies born under those conditions won't get federal documents that recognize U.S. citizenship, such as a passport or Social Security card.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Grissom has added turkey décor throughout the living room to honor the schoolhouse’s history as a barn and made mosaics for the entrances, one with the school’s name and the other with its date of creation.—
Celia Fernandez,Valentina Duarte,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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She’s even brought her historic Divine Nine organization, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., to the big stage: making an entrance with her line sisters and sporting the AKA letters while carrying her championship belt.—
Martie Bowser,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Gateway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gateway. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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