1
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
Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Prune Trees For Harder Access Prune any branches that give squirrels easy access to your fruit trees.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Sam Raus, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Having a cooler full of alcohol the girls could access.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
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Noun
At the time, OpenAI indefinitely suspended FoloToy’s developer access.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Prune Trees For Harder Access Prune any branches that give squirrels easy access to your fruit trees.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Verb
Many low-income families live in areas where fresh produce is expensive or difficult to access.
—Sam Raus, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Having a cooler full of alcohol the girls could access.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for access
Noun
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Each one would need to stock more interceptors and operate with escort ships to fend off attacks.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The first-half diagnosis The strangest part of San Diego’s sophomore season is that the attack has not collapsed.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The resort also has an ADA check-in counter, wheelchair-friendly entrance paths, and ADA seating at Jory.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Conditions at the cave entrance remain challenging, with the latest rainfall causing flash flooding.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
Verb
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An increasing number of Palestinians from the West Bank have tried to enter Israel illegally to work in recent years.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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For these reasons, members of the public should never enter a pipe, drain, catch basin, manhole, or outfall.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Factor in at least one recession and one bout of inflation over the coming decade — both historically normal — and 130% is a reasonable working assumption.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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On June 14, also Flag Day, the White House cage will be the venue for the UFC Freedom 250 event, which will see Georgian Ilia Topuria and American Justin Gaethje face off in a title bout meant to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Delisle rushed them out the door, tapping her wristwatch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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There’s a Louise Bourgeois in The Red Room; a water installation by Tadao Ando outside the front door; and Damien Hurst in the Hélène Darroze flagship restaurant.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The Pentagon sees such weapons as a potential solution for penetrating advanced air-defense systems fielded by rivals such as China and Russia.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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The patched up, uneven Balboa Stadium track was so hard that regular artificial surface spikes had trouble penetrating it.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Homeland Security Investigations said the seizure dealt a significant blow to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico's most powerful criminal organizations.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Investigators say they are scheduled to execute a search-and-seizure warrant in one case.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The main reason for the pullout was the accession of Andrej Babis to the Czech Republic’s premiership in December 2025.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2026
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These recent hospitalizations are the latest in a series of health issues for the former monarch, who abdicated from the throne in January 2024 on the 52nd anniversary of her accession.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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“Access.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/access. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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