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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
Use patient portals provided by health care providers to access your medical records online.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Over time, customer-service representatives were replaced with online portals and overseas call centers, resulting in a crushing sense of defeat among the clinicians and patients seeking reimbursement.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition, things like VR technology, open and closed high-density portals, thermal nuclear energy, vaults, variable gravity, use of laser technology, and being tech-savvy are celebrated.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
Acceptable transmission methods include email, electronic interfaces, or download portals.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Here, the grand portals to the spa are flanked by two fine classical marble statues, one of an unnamed noblewoman and the other of Julius Caesar.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
The heroine learns of rifts that have opened throughout the kingdom of Hyrule, with citizens being taken through these portals — and Link, who is missing, may be one of them.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Featuring fantastical artifacts and remnants of the otherworldly portals, travelers can score Cosmic Plushies, Creature Feature Water Bottles, and even Cozy Noodle blankets, plus exclusive Meow Wolf apparel including t-shirts and hoodies.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the portals are a welcome travel feature, as is the ability to access companions’ special powersets from an open menu.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Over time, customer-service representatives were replaced with online portals and overseas call centers, resulting in a crushing sense of defeat among the clinicians and patients seeking reimbursement.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition, things like VR technology, open and closed high-density portals, thermal nuclear energy, vaults, variable gravity, use of laser technology, and being tech-savvy are celebrated.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
Acceptable transmission methods include email, electronic interfaces, or download portals.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Here, the grand portals to the spa are flanked by two fine classical marble statues, one of an unnamed noblewoman and the other of Julius Caesar.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
The heroine learns of rifts that have opened throughout the kingdom of Hyrule, with citizens being taken through these portals — and Link, who is missing, may be one of them.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Featuring fantastical artifacts and remnants of the otherworldly portals, travelers can score Cosmic Plushies, Creature Feature Water Bottles, and even Cozy Noodle blankets, plus exclusive Meow Wolf apparel including t-shirts and hoodies.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the portals are a welcome travel feature, as is the ability to access companions’ special powersets from an open menu.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Portals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portals. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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