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portal

noun

ˈpȯr-tᵊl

Definition of portal

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 Every professor had been required to upload their course materials into a university web portal for screening. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The truths, the realignments are cascading, unfolding as seekers everywhere are finding a portal to the cosmic, the spiritual, and even the divine — all through drugs. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 Take control now Don’t let a lab result sit unanswered in your patient portal. — Yolanda Harris, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Large rooms with picture windows and a rooftop restaurant, Skywalker Grill, provide portals to downtown and the park. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for portal

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There will be moments when someone looks toward the door expecting to see that smile, that wave, or that familiar face coming in to say hello.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The rear door was open with blood on the handle and the back door kitchen window had suspected blood at its base, according to the complaint.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

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Players have to open three gates, but stay ahead of the Death Parade.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The very fact that these models are believed to be capable of producing the code for a superbug — and that next time Anthropic may not be as successful in bringing down the gate in time — is worrisome right there.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

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