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doorway

noun

ˈdȯr-ˌwā How to pronounce doorway (audio)
Definition of doorwaynext
1
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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2
as in gate
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure he stood in the doorway until we finally invited him in

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Recent Examples of doorway The little girl stared up at Norma Gómez from the doorway of her neighbor's apartment, her sad, brown eyes suddenly flashing with hope. — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 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 If a doorway intended to measure 1,200 millimetres was several millimetres out, the system could adjust joint sizes, select different bricks or cut materials. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026 Thinking the only safe way to get Sandra out would be by breaking a window, Joe swam through the kitchen and escaped out the back doorway. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doorway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorway
  1. door
  2. gate
  3. access
  4. entrance
  5. accession
  6. entry
Noun
  • The front door opens to a wall of giant spindly cacti masking large south-facing windows.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Momoa became attached to the project at the top of the year but by June was out the door.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of door
Noun
  • Investigators said that deputies attempted to close and secure the gate in order to contain the dogs, and that's when one of them tried to attack a deputy.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Cregger uses first-person-shooter point-of-view shots, with the long barrel of a rifle or automatic weapon lining up our sights; one running gag sees Bryan, completely hopeless with guns, having to shoot the locks off of gates.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gate
Noun
  • Activists who have opposed the closure said there has been no vehicle or pedestrian access to the building Wednesday.
    — MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This year marks the first time the program will include workshops, giving aspiring writers direct access to Netflix content executives.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of access
Noun
  • The end of a relationship becomes the entrance to the rest of our lives.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The glass-door entrance opens onto a great room that takes up most of the available space.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrance
Noun
  • The question put to the Nordic nation of nearly 400,000 was whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Iceland’s foreign minister told local media that the negotiations to reach an accession deal could take 18 months.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accession
Noun
  • The Manor House also comes with a fully accessible ramp and a push-button door activator on entry.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For households that want to experience MiniLED without stretching to a premium-tier budget, the Hisense M7SR is designed as an accessible entry point.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of entry

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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorway. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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