as in door
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
the main portal to the estate is an elaborate wrought iron gate on the side facing the road
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Recent Examples of portal
The immediate effect of the birth is to summon the narrator back from the portal and into the physical world, where the manic controversies that absorbed her suddenly feel very small.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The Jayhawks reloaded in the transfer portal with 20-plus additions, so there’s plenty of change on both sides of the ball.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Ward left but was replaced by a new QB grand prize from the transfer portal in Beck from Georgia.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Eligibility remaining: Three years Fun facts: The Inglewood, Calif., product was highly sought in the transfer portal, with more than 10 offers that included one from Alabama (and his former Huskies coach, Kalen Deboer).
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The Jayhawks reloaded in the transfer portal with 20-plus additions, so there’s plenty of change on both sides of the ball.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Ward left but was replaced by a new QB grand prize from the transfer portal in Beck from Georgia.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Eligibility remaining: Three years Fun facts: The Inglewood, Calif., product was highly sought in the transfer portal, with more than 10 offers that included one from Alabama (and his former Huskies coach, Kalen Deboer).
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portal
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The organizations have identified approximately 12 of those households and will go door to door to find more recipients, especially Black seniors and people with disabilities, said Sorrell.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Yankees drafted a player who admitted to drawing a swastika on a Jewish student’s door in college.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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To come out the gate for our first pop-up with his stamp of approval is like being picked up by a big team.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Nearly 2,000 driver's licenses have since been revoked, and Gov. Andy Beshear said that the fraudulent IDs no longer work at airport check-in gates or other places where they are typically scanned.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Portal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portal. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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