as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
admittance to the country club requires sponsorship from a current member
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Recent Examples of admittance
Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly feigned mental illness to gain admittance to the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island in New York (now known as Roosevelt Island) in 1887.
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Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Then, year by year, more and more pupils sought admittance to the high schools.
—Sloan Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Every Sacramento Charter High student was eligible for UC admission last year, and in 2022 the school had the second highest admittance rate to a UC campus among public high schools in the Sacramento region.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
And wound up slashing the annual admittance caps to really historic lows, which hobbled the resettlement network across the country.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Then, year by year, more and more pupils sought admittance to the high schools.
—Sloan Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Every Sacramento Charter High student was eligible for UC admission last year, and in 2022 the school had the second highest admittance rate to a UC campus among public high schools in the Sacramento region.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
And wound up slashing the annual admittance caps to really historic lows, which hobbled the resettlement network across the country.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admittance
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The Trust for Public Land releases a yearly ranking of major cities in the US based on their residents’ access to public recreation areas – the city of Los Angeles ranks an embarrassing 90th, highlighting that access is undoubtedly a concern.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Social media companies have removed access to millions of accounts belonging to children in Australia in the first month since the country’s historic ban took effect, requiring platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok to identify and deactivate users under the age 16.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Her admission also comes months after her close friend, Hailey Bieber, talked about her beauty treatments on the podcast.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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On Thursday, while making a surprise visit to a hospital in London, Middleton made a rare admission about her treatment.—
Brie Stimson , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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When an agent attempted to open the drivers side door of the vehicle, Good put the vehicle into reverse before putting it into drive, according to CBS.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The committee has called on state officials to testify in closed-door, transcribed interviews, while requesting suspicious activity reports from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, along with a staff-level briefing from the Justice Department.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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The following year, after the Queen's death and Charles' accession to the throne, William and Kate were added back to the schedule as the new Prince and Princess of Wales.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Beijing ups global trade push by designating new duty-free island Beijing designated an island with an economy comparable to a small European nation as a distinct customs zone, part of efforts to drive commerce and seed China’s targeted accession to a trans-Pacific trade pact.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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As of Monday evening, some entrances to the mall had been blocked by chainlink fences.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Other features include an entrance plaza, a new seventy-four-seat forum, an enlarged seventh-floor sky room, and three new elevators, to improve circulation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Jan. 2026
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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John Lewis, Calleja’s stepfather, previously said that before his stepson vanished, he was denied entry to a nightclub and tried to return to his residence, according to the Manchester Evening News and ITV.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Admittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admittance. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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