Definition of portalnext
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 Architectural accessories The narrow alleyways of Old Cairo are a portal to the earliest days of the Egyptian capital. Gina Park, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 The card also earns heightened rewards on flights and hotels booked direct – with the ability to transfer rewards to partners – whereas the Robinhood Platinum requires you to book through a portal. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Depending on the program, 10,000 points might be worth $100 as a statement credit, $80 toward merchandise, or $125 toward travel booked through the card issuer’s portal. Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 Today, a finance team logs into an enterprise resource planning (ERP) app, a treasury platform, and a banking portal to reconcile invoices across systems. Girija Krishnamurthy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for portal
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Noun
  • Walking through the doors of Valkyrie Arms Training in Meridian, you are greeted by a large mural of 19th century women on the Western frontier, dressed in period gowns and gazing into the distance — and wielding firearms.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
  • The person knocked on the door and was let in by Chavez, and the video recording device was disconnected about 10 minutes later, investigators have said.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • The impact of that packed calendar has stretched beyond the stadium gates, with local officials pointing to the boost major events have provided businesses across the county.
    Tyler M. Carmona July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • In other words, rather than breaching the gate, criminals are embedding themselves inside of legitimate transactional flows, where the money already is.
    Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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“Portal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portal. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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