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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
Their expansion east of Europe, past the gateway of the Caucasus Mountains, may have occurred through more than one route.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah Lift Ticket Price: $110 per day with a seven-day Epic Pass for Park City, $112 per day with a four-day Ikon Pass at Deer Valley, Snowbird, Alta, Solitude, and Brighton
Salt Lake is really just the gateway to great skiing in Utah.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
And 'The Nutcracker' is really the gateway to other dance experiences.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Serving as the gateway to the Olympic National Park, visitors and locals can enjoy picturesque hiking trials, bird watching, biking and much more.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah Lift Ticket Price: $110 per day with a seven-day Epic Pass for Park City, $112 per day with a four-day Ikon Pass at Deer Valley, Snowbird, Alta, Solitude, and Brighton
Salt Lake is really just the gateway to great skiing in Utah.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
And 'The Nutcracker' is really the gateway to other dance experiences.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Serving as the gateway to the Olympic National Park, visitors and locals can enjoy picturesque hiking trials, bird watching, biking and much more.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gateway
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Moreover, 70% of films employed 10 or more men in the key behind-the-scenes roles, while a mere 8% employed 10 or more women.Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
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The bag also has two double-zippered pockets to store other on-the-go essentials like a license, credit cards, keys, and more.Clara McMahon, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Modern scholars know quite a lot about Herod the Great, mostly because of the Judaean historian Flavius Josephus, who had access to court records.N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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More than 2,200 banks and credit unions offer access to the Zelle network.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2024
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The video shows the transformation from the former white door to the new blue doorway.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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On a round side table near the doorway, illuminated by a fluorescent lamp, was a pile of white powder that the men told us was finished fentanyl.Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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The mandate does not extend to transactions involving exempt supplies (financial services, healthcare, education, social services), invoices for amounts below €250, or tickets.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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But that expansion did not go quite as planned, as hundreds of drivers received erroneous tickets.Joel Rose, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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In the clip, a scooter stands next to the building's door, where the explosion appeared to have taken place, matching a description given by Russian investigators about where the explosive was planted.Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Up until the band officially broke up in 2015, members of the Black Crowes circulated in and out like a revolving door, so much so that there’s a whole Wikipedia page devoted to past members.Charles Moss, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The retailer has brought a truly exceptional collection of rare and unique Rolex references right out of the gates, with seemingly much more to come.Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
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Passengers could pass the work of Georgia K-12 students (more than 300 every year in the T Gates and Concourse E) or crayon sculptures by Herb Williams (ascending elevator to Concourse D) on the way to their gate.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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He had been apprehended while attempting to flee to Dubai using a forged Costa Rican passport, a move that also landed him a prison sentence in Montenegro for document fraud.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The partnership enables the Pakistani vertical denim manufacturer to provide digital product passports accessed via QR codes to its clients with footprint assessments and supply chain visualizations.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2024
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Best of all, the spa is a short walk from the entrance to both parks.Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this year, Ramirez Flores led a group of students in creating a 7-foot-high scarecrow, which is currently on display at the school's entrance.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Gateway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gateway. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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