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as in bouts
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
a sudden access of hay fever was making him feel miserable
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as in doors
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 penetrates
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 accesses
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
Rather than pursuing code maliciousness, limit code behavior regarding networking calls, file accesses and memory execution.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
19 June 2026
This suite is reached from a hall off the entry foyer, which also accesses the home’s second half bath.
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James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Greg takes Tommy’s advice and finally accesses his inner Rooster.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
In response, Chief Ryan Kinnan said there is an ongoing audit of who accesses the information.
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Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Memory safety issues occur when software accesses or manipulates memory in an unintended way.
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IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2026
Mind wandering accesses pathways in our minds that have been left idle and are at risk of becoming obsolete.
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Rahul Jandial,
Parents,
18 Jan. 2026
There is also an auditing process to track who accesses the data in the department.
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Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
Alpha accesses shelf depths of up to 60 centimeters.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
Rather than pursuing code maliciousness, limit code behavior regarding networking calls, file accesses and memory execution.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
Aura gathered information through its parental control app that accesses children's and parents' devices and through surveys with parents and children around the country.
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Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
19 June 2026
This suite is reached from a hall off the entry foyer, which also accesses the home’s second half bath.
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James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Greg takes Tommy’s advice and finally accesses his inner Rooster.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
In response, Chief Ryan Kinnan said there is an ongoing audit of who accesses the information.
—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Memory safety issues occur when software accesses or manipulates memory in an unintended way.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2026
Mind wandering accesses pathways in our minds that have been left idle and are at risk of becoming obsolete.
—
Rahul Jandial,
Parents,
18 Jan. 2026
There is also an auditing process to track who accesses the data in the department.
—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
Alpha accesses shelf depths of up to 60 centimeters.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accesses
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It’s been a long 3½ years for Gio Reyna, whose promising career has been derailed by a string of injuries, bouts of immaturity and an aborted loan deal to England’s Nottingham Forest.
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Rethinking daily movement as a series of small resets — rather than a single block of exercise — can shift how your body responds to long bouts of sitting.
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Trump will make a rare trip to Capitol Hill on June 24 to address Senate Republicans behind closed doors.
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French doors at the far end spill open to the garden and pool area, with landscaping courtesy of Sheila Wertimer.
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Sealing your patio will keep moss from growing by reducing the amount of moisture that penetrates into pavers.
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Red light at a wavelength of roughly 620–700 nanometers penetrates superficially and targets collagen remodeling and inflammation.
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Financial transactions, credential sharing, file sharing, executive instructions and vendor relationships are at risk due to AI attacks.
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Two people were killed and seven others injured in Russian attacks on the northeastern Kharkiv region over the previous 24 hours, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said Friday.
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Thirty minutes after gates were meant to open to the free event, small crowds were still waiting outside security entrances as organizers sorted out power outages and moved the last of the construction material out of view.
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These areas often have awkward entrances and lack ventilation, which allows heat to build quickly.
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Having spent more than 30 years in the makeup industry, founder and makeup artist Jung Saem Mool knows great makeup starts long before foundation enters the picture.
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At the same moment Joel’s SUV enters the intersection on red, an eastbound Cadillac Escalade approaches on green and the two vehicles collide.
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Cole says his group currently has about 150 fans and 150 cases of water, but hopes to acquire more ahead of the heat wave.
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But experts worry these individual cases point to a more widespread issue.
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Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
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“Accesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accesses. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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