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as in attack
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
a sudden access of hay fever was making him feel miserable
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2
as in entrance
the means or right of entering or participating in
in the evening the only access to the building is through the side door
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as in to enter
to go or come in or into
could not access the bank vault because the lock was controlled by a timer
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Recent Examples of access
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Areas in steep terrain located in previous fire scars continue to show resistance to containment and provide limited access for crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
The only way to access Gaza throughout the war as a foreign journalist has been to be embedded with Israel's military with military spokespeople as escorts.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Medication access, restrictions If signed into law by Abbott, Texas would join a handful of other states that allow the over-the-counter sale of ivermectin.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Areas in steep terrain located in previous fire scars continue to show resistance to containment and provide limited access for crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
The only way to access Gaza throughout the war as a foreign journalist has been to be embedded with Israel's military with military spokespeople as escorts.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for access
Noun
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As aid groups say famine has already taken hold, the assault risks the lives of remaining hostages—captured by Hamas in its October 2023 attack—while Netanyahu faces mounting political turmoil at home, even as Washington continues to hold Hamas responsible for prolonging the conflict.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Even when put under lighter sanctions in 2018, during the Salisbury chemical attack, claims of election interference, and criminal cyber operations continued.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram attempted to speak with attendees of the recruitment event, but news media were confined to the free speech area away from the venue’s entrance.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Aug. 2025
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Fresh mulch shoots through a hose and into the shrubbery around the entrance gates.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Brad Gaines, former Vanderbilt University football player and the father of conservative political activist Riley Gaines, is entering the race for Tennessee's 6th Congressional District.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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Yost, in his opinion, said county commissioners are allowed to enter into agreements with federal immigration authorities.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The two dueled inside a dohyō, the circular area traditionally used for sumo wrestling bouts.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sandhagen dispatched Edgar with a vicious flying knee 28 seconds into that bout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The device is a fold-away door on the cabin side of the forward galley.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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South Korea's main National Intelligence Service, in a closed-door parliamentary briefing last year, reported that Ju Ae was being groomed as successor, politicians who attended the meeting said at the time.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With an operational range between 1,800 (1,100) and 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles), the DF-17 is designed to penetrate missile defenses through unpredictable maneuvers at Mach 5 to Mach 10 speeds.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Outside of Hulu’s recent hit King of the Hill revival, Daniels’ work in the streaming era, with shows like Upload and Space Force, has been creatively uneven, while also failing to penetrate the zeitgeist in the way his earlier series did.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The video, shot mostly in black and white, opens with Gaga posted on a wall beside dozens of creepy dolls, with the singer emerging with a seizure-like dance that evokes the image of a corpse reanimating.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Everyone will pass through metal detectors upon entry.—
Jennie Key,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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Approved shipments receive an official inspection mark, allowing legal entry into the U.S. marketplace.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Access.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/access. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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