as in entering
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 accessing
Firefighters also faced challenges accessing enough water to fight the flames.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Future research may explore strategies to support people with challenges in accessing memories, such as people living with dementia or brain injury.
—Utkarsh Gupta, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
Regulators around the world have pushed tech companies to create more safeguards for young users, or to restrict teens from accessing social media altogether.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Josett was accused of continuing to use the license-plate-reader system after he was placed on leave from the department in December 2023, accessing it in June 2024 to find the address of the woman’s new boyfriend, Edds said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
The challenges accessing relief programs come at an especially difficult time for student loan borrowers, experts say.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Most feeders have guards designed to impede insects from accessing the food inside.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 15 Apr. 2026
Even for people living outside those states and cities, the barriers to accessing psilocybin mushrooms are low.
—Hollis Karoly, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
The change came from concerns of accidental or unintended data accessing or sharing between agencies, as well as reports of law enforcement staff accessing the system for personal reasons or to share information with people outside their agency that have surfaced over the past year.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Future research may explore strategies to support people with challenges in accessing memories, such as people living with dementia or brain injury.
—Utkarsh Gupta, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
Regulators around the world have pushed tech companies to create more safeguards for young users, or to restrict teens from accessing social media altogether.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Josett was accused of continuing to use the license-plate-reader system after he was placed on leave from the department in December 2023, accessing it in June 2024 to find the address of the woman’s new boyfriend, Edds said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
The challenges accessing relief programs come at an especially difficult time for student loan borrowers, experts say.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Most feeders have guards designed to impede insects from accessing the food inside.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 15 Apr. 2026
Even for people living outside those states and cities, the barriers to accessing psilocybin mushrooms are low.
—Hollis Karoly, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
The change came from concerns of accidental or unintended data accessing or sharing between agencies, as well as reports of law enforcement staff accessing the system for personal reasons or to share information with people outside their agency that have surfaced over the past year.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessing
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Two points ahead of Edmonton entering the night, Vegas needed only a point to win the Pacific and set up a first-round series against Utah.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Skills save you the time and effort of entering the same instructions into the AI chatbot on different pages.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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Controlled ventilation also helps keep air moving and prevents outside air from penetrating your interior walls and floors.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2026
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The aircraft is intended to serve as a core component of the United States’ future bomber fleet, capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear payloads while penetrating advanced air defense systems.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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Alysa Liu captivated the 2026 Winter Olympics stage with fearless self-expression, flipping the script on figure skating style with her frenulum piercing and halo hair.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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In the video, user Jogatina uses a combination of skills to stab their way upwards, eventually piercing the cloud cover and revealing a breathtaking blanket of stars, complete with constellations and other galaxies.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Accessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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