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as in door
the means or right of entering or participating in
the doorway to a life of luxury and leisure
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Recent Examples of doorway
One by one, vapers emerged from the doorway and sized me up, before retreating back inside.
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Ean Soh, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
Draping from doorways, light linens billow in the trade winds, and colobus monkeys scamper in treetops overhead.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Guests entered via a butter yellow doorway into a faux hallway lined with gold frames displaying seating assignments.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The perfect doormat will take up roughly 3/4 or 80% of the doorway’s width.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Ean Soh, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
Draping from doorways, light linens billow in the trade winds, and colobus monkeys scamper in treetops overhead.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Guests entered via a butter yellow doorway into a faux hallway lined with gold frames displaying seating assignments.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The perfect doormat will take up roughly 3/4 or 80% of the doorway’s width.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorway
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When an agent attempted to open the drivers side door of the vehicle, Good put the vehicle into reverse before putting it into drive, according to CBS.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The committee has called on state officials to testify in closed-door, transcribed interviews, while requesting suspicious activity reports from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, along with a staff-level briefing from the Justice Department.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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While interviewing the mayor, a vehicle was seen entering the property after the gate was opened.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Agents reportedly found Wu again, who admitted to taking videos of the B‑2 Spirit aircraft and numerous photographs of the base, including its perimeter fencing, a gate and military equipment.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The federal government pays 90% of the costs of Idaho’s Medicaid expansion, which as of early 2025 provided access to care for about 90,000 lower-income Idaho residents who earn too much to qualify for standard Medicaid but not enough for private insurance discounts.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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With less access to scholarships and aid, some students may elect to choose a different path of study, potentially sinking enrollment below the quotas set by the law enacted last year.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the video released by police, two masked suspects dressed in all black swung what appeared to be a sledgehammer into the store’s windowed entrance.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Made of untreated cedar, the house has a 3-inch entrance hole and interior dimensions ideal for these larger birds.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The following year, after the Queen's death and Charles' accession to the throne, William and Kate were added back to the schedule as the new Prince and Princess of Wales.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Beijing ups global trade push by designating new duty-free island Beijing designated an island with an economy comparable to a small European nation as a distinct customs zone, part of efforts to drive commerce and seed China’s targeted accession to a trans-Pacific trade pact.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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The company has previously stated that its first production vehicle is planned for market entry in 2027.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Santa Rosa Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the mall and found a 15-year-old boy who had been shot, with the bullet traveling through his body, leaving entry and exit wounds in his upper shoulder and mid-back area.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorway. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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