as in doors
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 portals
However, at this early stage, this creates risk for operators of services like e-commerce or government portals that agents need to interact with.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Equivalent to a cosmic gateway, eclipse portals mark the two-week window where fate accelerates, timelines shift and life-altering events begin to unfold at lightning speed.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
The success of three female artists could be an outlier, driven by the influence of social media and streaming portals.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Patients have unprecedented access to their medical records, often through online patient portals such as MyChart, because federal law requires health organizations to immediately release electronic health information, such as notes on doctor visits and test results.
—Kate Ruder, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Cathedral Rock offers an iconic hike and, according to believers in healing energy portals (a major contingent in Sedona), harbors a powerful vortex.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Most, if not all, assignments are posted online and then completed and submitted through various portals or cloud services.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The National Design Studio will begin immediate assessment of current federal websites, prioritizing high-traffic portals like IRS systems and Social Security services.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Website usability is critical as online portals are now the primary and preferred method of interaction between government agencies and citizens.
—Brian Chidester, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Equivalent to a cosmic gateway, eclipse portals mark the two-week window where fate accelerates, timelines shift and life-altering events begin to unfold at lightning speed.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
The success of three female artists could be an outlier, driven by the influence of social media and streaming portals.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Patients have unprecedented access to their medical records, often through online patient portals such as MyChart, because federal law requires health organizations to immediately release electronic health information, such as notes on doctor visits and test results.
—Kate Ruder, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Cathedral Rock offers an iconic hike and, according to believers in healing energy portals (a major contingent in Sedona), harbors a powerful vortex.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Most, if not all, assignments are posted online and then completed and submitted through various portals or cloud services.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The National Design Studio will begin immediate assessment of current federal websites, prioritizing high-traffic portals like IRS systems and Social Security services.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Website usability is critical as online portals are now the primary and preferred method of interaction between government agencies and citizens.
—Brian Chidester, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portals
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
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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
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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
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“Portals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portals. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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