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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Jody sold coupons door-to-door for a local photography studio but spent most of his paycheck on alcohol.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Canada Post’s postal workers went on a nationwide strike Thursday night after the Canadian government instructed the company to end door-to-door delivery for 4 million addresses.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Posing as a door-to-door accountant looking for clients just before noon Thursday, Suresh knocked on several doors to cover up his ruse before arriving at the victim’s house, according to police.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Canada Post’s postal workers went on a nationwide strike Thursday night after the Canadian government instructed the company to end door-to-door delivery for 4 million addresses.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Posing as a door-to-door accountant looking for clients just before noon Thursday, Suresh knocked on several doors to cover up his ruse before arriving at the victim’s house, according to police.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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