doors

noun

plural of door
1
as in gates
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened we locked the door to the room so that no one could get in

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2
as in doorways
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure a steady stream of visitors through the front door

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3
as in entrances
the means or right of entering or participating in education unlocks the door to advancement

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Recent Examples of doors The film starts on an unexpectedly rainy day, when the family realizes they’re sealed into their house with no way of opening or smashing through the doors or windows. — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026 Last year, Senate Democratic staff investigated DOGE activities at three agencies and found armed guards, locked doors, and windows covered with trash bags. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Previously they were used mainly for breaching, blasting doors open, but demand has surged. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The home was built with energy-efficient insulated panels, Hardie Board siding, a standing-seam metal roof, and impact-resistant windows and doors. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 Campers later complained to police that rooms would swing open because of the taping, forcing some of them to brace the doors with heavy objects. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 The windows and doors have all been tightly sealed during a mysterious and endless rainfall. — Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 Thirty-foot glass doors open up onto the Trojans’ practice field from a 12,000-square-foot weight room with towering vaulted ceilings. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Major supermarket chains like Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, or Publix regularly discount staple items at steep loss-leader prices just to get shoppers through the doors. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doors
  1. gates
  2. doorways
  3. entrances
  4. accesses
  5. keys
  6. accessions
  7. entries
  8. gateways
Noun
  • Trust systems fail when leaders treat them as front-end gates instead of lifecycle controls.
    — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond the gates, the island offers a wealth of diversions, from golf at Apes Hill to trackside seats at the Sandy Lane Gold Cup.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of gates
Noun
  • Bear straps are metal sheets that reinforce areas on planes like doorways and emergency exits.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The projection technology helps the team create rooms that relate naturally to one another, establish deliberate sightlines, align doorways with important architectural features, and support circulation that feels intuitive rather than forced.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of doorways
Noun
  • Law enforcement plans to remain stationed at entrances to the community through at least Tuesday.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Two temporary traffic signals will also be at each of the construction entrances, Metz said.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrances
Noun
  • 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
  • Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of accesses
Noun
  • The thinking was that app permissions are so granular that malware lurking on the device would have no ability to access the private keys that form the lynchpin of passkey security.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Once that was done, she would be allowed to tour the apartment and pick up the keys.
    — Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of keys
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
  • The two lawmakers have intensely criticized Fauci over the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic for years, with Paul recently releasing diary entries penned by Fauci during the height of the pandemic.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The photo contest draws entries from all over, said Jinger Wallace, a Bluebelt member and contest organizer.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of entries
Noun
  • Lorena Basualdo, a luxury travel adviser who specializes in Italian vacations, pointed out that northern gateways have brief summers and limited transport slots.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Controllers that use the internet may access it directly, or go through protective firewalls, secure gateways or virtual private networks.
    — William Akoto, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of gateways

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