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 Jamaican government has launched its own web portal for donations.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Kansas big man Flory Bidunga entered the transfer portal this summer but ultimately decided to return for another season of basketball with the Jayhawks.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
In the era of the transfer portal, and NIL money, these stories are common.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
The University of Tennessee Medical Center will pay out a settlement to those who had patient portals between January 1, 2025, and September 30, 2025.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Kansas big man Flory Bidunga entered the transfer portal this summer but ultimately decided to return for another season of basketball with the Jayhawks.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
In the era of the transfer portal, and NIL money, these stories are common.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
The University of Tennessee Medical Center will pay out a settlement to those who had patient portals between January 1, 2025, and September 30, 2025.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portal
Noun
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For Starbucks patrons at an upscale mall in Beijing’s central business district – the same complex where the company first opened its doors in China in 1999 – the news doesn’t come as a complete surprise.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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But when a better father would stick around to order a round of hot drinks for everyone, Lee bolts for the door.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The plane returned to the gate and was evacuated.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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In their minds, Voodoo opened the gate to chaos and lawlessness, because Voodoo led the enslaved to upset the system that largely benefitted planters.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Portal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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