admittances

noun

plural of admittance
as in admissions
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 Synonyms for admittances
  1. admissions
  2. accessions
  3. accesses
  4. doors
  5. entries
  6. entrances
  7. keys
Noun
  • The recent grad floated slightly looser admissions standards for football as a possible solution.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Loughlin’s return to Instagram came seven years after she and her estranged husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were embroiled in a high-profile college admissions scandal in March 2019 involving their two daughters.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of admissions
Noun
  • Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Definition of accessions
Noun
  • Latency becomes the new battleground The researchers say accesses that would normally leave a rack and travel through a conventional network could instead follow a more predictable path.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time).
    — Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of accesses
Noun
  • The nonprofit thrift store in Homer Glen has been about six years in the making and opened its doors Thursday as cars parked in a nearby overflow lot and customers enjoyed punch and cookies while browsing through the displays.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In November 2024, Kiko Kostadinov opened its doors in the Melrose Hill neighborhood, a culmination of long nights, short trips and expansive friendships that felt as if the city had chosen them.
    — Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • Their final-third entries were almost identical across the five channels of the pitch, which helped Bukayo Saka (14), Martin Odegaard (15), Gabriel Jesus (11) and Gabriel Martinelli (15) all score more than 10 league goals each.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • According to construction paperwork filed in September, the garage will have entries on 25th Street, Ellis Avenue, and an alley south of Ellis Street, as well as 2,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of entries
Noun
  • Coinciding with monthly high tides, the surf will create the potential for impacts to harbor entrances and channels, as well as coastal properties and roads.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The administration’s 79-page proposal for the 8-acre (3-hectare) park calls for fencing all the way around with larger gates at the north and south entrances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrances
Noun
  • Each stylish design is rated with UPF 50+ sun protection and multiple pockets for your keys, speakers, drinks and beach gear.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Pack a waterproof lanyard A lanyard is the best way to keep tickets and keys secure and in one place.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of keys
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