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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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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
When tragedy struck, the couple was at their own cabin, while Brooke and Blair were staying with their grandparents Mike, 77, and Charlene Harber, 75, at a friend's place a couple of doors down.
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Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
As night falls, the doors open and the nearly 5,000 attendees walk in.
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Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Keep all windows and doors closed so your pet cannot easily escape, and draw the shades to minimize the sound and flashes of light.
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Plus, many took advantage of the company’s payday initiative to open their doors for the global competition.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Charlotte’s food scene saw a few big shifts this week, from fan-favorites and longtime spots closing their doors to hospital broth becoming an unlikely obsession.
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Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
Squeegees are also a useful tool when cleaning glass—they’re great for big windows, shower doors, or mirrors.
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Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
French doors at the far end spill open to the garden and pool area, with landscaping courtesy of Sheila Wertimer.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
23 June 2026
Maria grew up in Delft’s Market Square, a few doors down from the inn that the Vermeer family owned.
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Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
As night falls, the doors open and the nearly 5,000 attendees walk in.
—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Keep all windows and doors closed so your pet cannot easily escape, and draw the shades to minimize the sound and flashes of light.
—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Plus, many took advantage of the company’s payday initiative to open their doors for the global competition.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Charlotte’s food scene saw a few big shifts this week, from fan-favorites and longtime spots closing their doors to hospital broth becoming an unlikely obsession.
—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
Squeegees are also a useful tool when cleaning glass—they’re great for big windows, shower doors, or mirrors.
—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
French doors at the far end spill open to the garden and pool area, with landscaping courtesy of Sheila Wertimer.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
23 June 2026
Maria grew up in Delft’s Market Square, a few doors down from the inn that the Vermeer family owned.
—
Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doors
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Delta has bid for and appears to be the likely winner for control of two gates, the ticketing lobby and support space previously controlled by Spirit Airlines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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More than 30,000 complimentary Dasani water bottles will be distributed to fans entering through the First Base, Third Base and Left Field gates, courtesy of Liberty Coke Bottlers.
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From there, oversized doorways lead into formal living and dining rooms.
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And then, slowly, building the kind of inner architecture that makes the narrow doorways visible again.
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Thirty minutes after gates were meant to open to the free event, small crowds were still waiting outside security entrances as organizers sorted out power outages and moved the last of the construction material out of view.
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These areas often have awkward entrances and lack ventilation, which allows heat to build quickly.
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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).
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Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
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Larger keys and signatures increase load on protocols, bandwidth and latency, and expose constraints in devices designed for a smaller cryptographic footprint.
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The thieves then find vehicle keys the victims may hide in places such as magnetic lockboxes and steal the vehicle or other valuables such as credit cards, Grieshaber said.
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Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
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And while total entries declined by roughly 25%, the question of what qualifies as award-worthy work took the pressure off of the crutch of rewarding only the technology.
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Nineteen commodities vessels entered the Gulf on Monday, matching the number of entries by such ships recorded last Wednesday, when total crossings reached a wartime high of 70, Kpler data showed.
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No other airline has plans to compete with the carrier, sticking instead to traditional one-stop gateways, like Dubai, Los Angeles, or Singapore.
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That are insufficient because gateways don’t see the action taking place.
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“Doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doors. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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