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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
Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 8 Aug. 2025
Seal gaps around recessed lighting, HVAC ducts, and the attic access door.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Nvidia said in a statement cybersecurity is critically important, and its chips have no backdoors or ways to be remotely accessed or controlled.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Subscribers also get exclusive access to our Your Week newsletter.
—Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 8 Aug. 2025
Seal gaps around recessed lighting, HVAC ducts, and the attic access door.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Those who wore the uniform have earned the right to access quality and timely health care.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Nvidia said in a statement cybersecurity is critically important, and its chips have no backdoors or ways to be remotely accessed or controlled.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for access
Noun
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Given the dynamics of last year’s presidential contest, in which worries about rising costs of living played a role in Californian Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald Trump, California’s very high costs for housing and other fundamental living needs, would be fodder for attacks on Newsom in 2028.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Education has been under attack in Florida for decades; the dumbing down of our schools and society is notorious.—
Robert Kesten,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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That number will drop to two entrances with four open doors on Wednesday.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
7 Aug. 2025
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West Chester Nazarene Church offers paid parking for $20 per car, with walking access to the pedestrian entrance on the west side of the concert venue.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Gunn’s rule at the new DC Studios is that no movie will move forward into the pre-production and production processes until the screenplay is finished, unlike Marvel Studios where movies often enter production with the script still taking shape.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Even with a franchise-best payroll of $187 million entering this year, one that placed 13th of 30 MLB teams, the Diamondbacks fall well short of a Padres payroll that now stands at $213 million and eighth in baseball, per Fangraphs.com.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Worst of all, thanks to sporadic bouts of spot alopecia, too many squeezes of a lash curler and irritating makeup removal can spark a lash shed for me.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
11 Aug. 2025
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Following the deaths, all Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title bouts will now be 10 rounds instead of 12, according to CNN.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the bottom of the seventh inning, all buses opened their doors for the first trips back.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fester and Wednesday use the chaos as a distraction to reach the maintenance door where Gus said Lois was being kept.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Larger particles create spaces for water to move through and oxygen to penetrate.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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But unlike their ocean cousins, these cells on freshwater jellyfish are too small to penetrate human skin and sting people, according to the Pennsylvania Sea Grant.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The majority notes that, in a strange parallel, one of the motivations behind including the Takings Clause in the Bill of Rights was the seizure of horses.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Of those incidents, 25 resulted in the seizure of a weapon and 228 in the seizure of drugs or alcohol.—
Elyse Apel,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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The building will feature multi-barrier access points and fully touchless entry systems, all overseen by a security firm that also works with the U.S. Department of Defense.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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Guests with no bags or clutches smaller than 4 inches by 6 inches can use Evolv express entry lanes.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Access.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/access. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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