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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
Begin with a night in Drake Bay, the remote gateway town to Corcovado National Park.
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Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
With his luggage piled onto his trolley, Harry runs through the gateway at Platform 9 3/4 to board the Hogwarts Express.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Northeast Florida’s first four-year medical school is opening with high hopes for its effects on local health care, colleges and the area local officials have dubbed the gateway to Clay Couty.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 24 Mar. 2026
All five of the temple’s notable gateway pavilions were damaged, three almost beyond recognition, according to a damage assessment issued in January by Cambodia’s Culture Ministry.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
With his luggage piled onto his trolley, Harry runs through the gateway at Platform 9 3/4 to board the Hogwarts Express.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Northeast Florida’s first four-year medical school is opening with high hopes for its effects on local health care, colleges and the area local officials have dubbed the gateway to Clay Couty.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 24 Mar. 2026
All five of the temple’s notable gateway pavilions were damaged, three almost beyond recognition, according to a damage assessment issued in January by Cambodia’s Culture Ministry.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gateway
Noun
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The key now is to foster stronger intracontinental dialogue—turning these events from mere entry points into active hubs of exchange among artists, institutions, and audiences.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Overall, the key is to meet a cat’s natural climbing needs in appropriate ways rather than trying to stop the instinct entirely.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Accessibility In accordance with Japan’s progressive rules for handicap accessibility, all floors are accessible with wide elevator access, lower level buttons reachable from wheelchairs, and wheelchair accessible bathrooms on the restaurant level.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Amid an ongoing court battle over clergy access to the west suburban ICE facility, Catholic ministers entered the building and, in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, washed the feet of 14 detainees.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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One day earlier, Estrada Juarez had walked through the pedestrian doorway of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 31,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Staffers can arrange transportation, set up beach gear, book tickets, and everything in between.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hochheiser’s ticket out of Villa Rosa was COVID.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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True was in her office inside the restaurant shortly after the lunch rush Monday afternoon when a customer came in and said the Chinese restaurant a couple doors down was on fire.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The spectacle was sufficiently embarrassing that the Prime Minister decreed within a week that executions would theretofore be hidden behind prison doors.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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But since this is a Precinct 4 issue, the burden will likely fall on Ramirez to find a legally viable solution, which could include either making this portion of Billings Road private or compelling the La Cantera HOA to remove its gate and designate all the roads inside the neighborhood as public.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once the software confirms their identity, a gate opens to take passengers directly to the physical screening process.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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Two interior ministry officials told CNN, on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the case, that the journalist holds a US passport.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The National Advanced Functional Fiber Innovation Center (NAFFIC) and Dutch supply chain traceability platform Aware joined forces to create the first China-Europe digital product passport (DPP) for textiles.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge is ADA-compliant with accessible entrances and restaurant areas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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The city’s leaders and economic boosters, for their part, have hammered home the idea that the Oakland airport boasts a faster entry-and-exit experience than San Francisco, and that its parking lot is a short walk across the street from the front entrance.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Gateway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gateway. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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