door-to-door
adjective
: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door-to-door salespeople
a door-to-door canvass
door-to-door
adverb
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Those jobs included industrial painting in Albany, Georgia; and a door-to-door home-security sales venture in Memphis.
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
At the same time, the county is kickstarting public outreach efforts for the project, including monthly informational Zoom meetings and door-to-door outreach.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Local officials, along with reputable arborists like McCullough, decry the tactics of some tree services that will go door-to-door in neighborhoods, trying to convince homeowners to chop down trees that could probably be saved.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Many of those workers were let go as programs that were not deemed life-saving were canceled — this includes community health workers going door-to-door to check on patients and facilitators who ran peer-support groups for HIV-positive teens.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
At the same time, the county is kickstarting public outreach efforts for the project, including monthly informational Zoom meetings and door-to-door outreach.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Local officials, along with reputable arborists like McCullough, decry the tactics of some tree services that will go door-to-door in neighborhoods, trying to convince homeowners to chop down trees that could probably be saved.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Many of those workers were let go as programs that were not deemed life-saving were canceled — this includes community health workers going door-to-door to check on patients and facilitators who ran peer-support groups for HIV-positive teens.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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