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
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension accuses the FBI of blocking it from accessing evidence in the investigation.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
At full capacity, Sierra-at-Tahoe spans 2,000 acres, with 14 lifts accessing 50 trails and 2,212 vertical feet of skiable terrain, where beginners can take lessons and make their first runs on gentle slopes.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
A day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, the case escalated sharply Thursday when federal authorities blocked state investigators from accessing evidence and declared that Minnesota has no jurisdiction to investigate the killing.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Workers were still accessing the building, which saw significant electrical damage and doesn’t currently have power.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
And most seniors have been blocked from accessing the drugs, because Medicare is legally barred from covering weight-loss drugs.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
The company has requested that a judge enjoin Perplexity from accessing Amazon’s systems using AI agents, using existing Amazon accounts or creating new ones for agents and more.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Bad weather prevented recovery teams from accessing the area of avalanche in the succeeding days of the avalanche, as reports indicated the men were buried between 40 and 100 feet of snow, according to authorities.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
At full capacity, Sierra-at-Tahoe spans 2,000 acres, with 14 lifts accessing 50 trails and 2,212 vertical feet of skiable terrain, where beginners can take lessons and make their first runs on gentle slopes.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
A day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, the case escalated sharply Thursday when federal authorities blocked state investigators from accessing evidence and declared that Minnesota has no jurisdiction to investigate the killing.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Workers were still accessing the building, which saw significant electrical damage and doesn’t currently have power.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
And most seniors have been blocked from accessing the drugs, because Medicare is legally barred from covering weight-loss drugs.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
The company has requested that a judge enjoin Perplexity from accessing Amazon’s systems using AI agents, using existing Amazon accounts or creating new ones for agents and more.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Bad weather prevented recovery teams from accessing the area of avalanche in the succeeding days of the avalanche, as reports indicated the men were buried between 40 and 100 feet of snow, according to authorities.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessing
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While interviewing the mayor, a vehicle was seen entering the property after the gate was opened.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Video surveillance footage showed the two men entering a shower, according to the affidavit.—
Lori Dunn,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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His company, Echo, sidesteps the problem, using not a chip with probes, but a thin film that sits on the brain without penetrating it.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ask penetrating questions, examine key assumptions, search for pivotal turning points, and consider multicausal explanations of events and developments.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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When the sun goes down, three beams of light will illuminate the sky over the town that was, piercing the darkness that this time last year was lit with the unholy glow of a fire raging, with no end in sight.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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In addition to a new piercing placement, North also wore one of her new Christmas presents, a 106-carat diamond skull pendant that was gifted by mom Kardashian, 45.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Accessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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