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 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 Glass doors grant the main living spaces views of the English Channel. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026 During thunderstorms, stay off of porches and keep your distance from windows and doors. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 It is sold in about 60 doors in 12 countries, including most recently the Middle East through Ounass. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 Inside the North Tower lobby, Keith and Sheehan joined firefighters forcing open elevator doors and guiding workers down the stairs. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Not only did the limited library cards and shirts go fast, the whole rotunda reached legal capacity in just 20 minutes post-doors open time. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The last gasp came when Jerry Lewis Cinema closed its doors in 1996, and the Rockaways went without a commercial indoor theater for the next 25 years. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 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
  • Every week, hundreds of thousands of people walk through the gates of stadiums and arenas, millions will gather in clubhouses, sports halls, gyms and community centres.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This enables instant data processing without relying on the main cloud platform, meaning that ticket gates, displays and safety systems keep operating during power outages.
    — Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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
  • 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
  • The work stoppage forced the Germany gateways to suspend container terminal operations.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • One of Buckeye's busiest gateways to Interstate 10 is getting an overhaul.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of gateways

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“Doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doors. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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