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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 Today’s mission is about smashing in crypt doors with a battering ram. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Along with Global Citizen Festival, the three-day All Things Go NYC Festival was canceled just hours before doors were set to open on Friday afternoon due to the extreme weather conditions affecting the city. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 While white doors can also show scuffs and dirt more easily, the hue is timeless and pairs well with a variety of exterior fixtures and colors. — The Spruce, 25 Sep. 2026 AltaVida closed its doors after less than a year of operation. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The storm drove water into Lee’s house through the front and side doors. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Alfonso’s was one of the Miami-Dade assisted living facilities that had been in litigation with the state to keep their doors open. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Wolfe said what truly opened those doors for her was a diversity program established by the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors aimed at supporting the sector’s next generation. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Officials advised residents in zones nearby to shelter-in-place until further notice, with windows and doors closed and air conditioning systems turned off. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doors
  1. gates
  2. doorways
  3. entrances
  4. accesses
  5. keys
  6. accessions
  7. entries
  8. gateways
Noun
  • Players have to open three gates, but stay ahead of the Death Parade.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The azaleas growing by the new hospital’s gates are in full bloom, a bright pink that makes my eyes sore.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of gates
Noun
  • These rooms feature clear-width doorways, clear floor space for wheelchair access, and unobstructed paths of travel throughout the room, as well as accessible bathrooms with roll-in showers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Gardeners love to place hyacinths in containers near doorways due to their lovely fragrance.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of doorways
Noun
  • Many of the rooms have private entrances and are dotted around a courtyard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2026
  • With seven windows, two main entrances on Via Montenapoleone and one in the courtyard, the store in the stately neoclassical building dating back to the late 17th century spans over three levels.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrances
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
  • Hahn is also the DJ of Linkin Park, the man behind the keys and record scratches that give the band its distinct blend of genres.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The hotel has been awarded two Michelin keys since opening three years ago.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 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
  • Experiment with possible emphases of this puzzle’s revealer, at 55A, to make sense of the grid’s three themed entries.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The same July 20 entries show sales of between $1 million and $5 million of Oracle, along with purchases that included between $500,001 and $1 million of Nvidia.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of entries
Noun
  • The new generation of barcodes can work both at the point of sale and as gateways to digital experiences when scanned with a phone.
    — Paula Rivero, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Many newcomers are bypassing traditional gateways for smaller cities and suburbs, drawn to emerging enclaves from Cincinnati and Knoxville to Utah’s booming communities, even as Florida remains the top destination for some nationalities.
    — Will Jarrett, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of gateways

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“Doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doors. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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