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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
The footage shows the dog standing in the bedroom doorway, its ears flipped inside out, looking both confused and grumpy.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Then, when Brooklyn Park police arrived, Boelter allegedly fired a volley of gunshots into the home from the doorway.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
Walls and doorways can be added to divide the space or left off to keep it open.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Cockroaches and mice can squeeze into gaps and cracks around your foundation, doorways, and windows.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Then, when Brooklyn Park police arrived, Boelter allegedly fired a volley of gunshots into the home from the doorway.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
Walls and doorways can be added to divide the space or left off to keep it open.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Cockroaches and mice can squeeze into gaps and cracks around your foundation, doorways, and windows.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorway
Noun
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Downtown Home & Garden, a century-old staple in Ann Arbor’s retail landscape, will close its doors for good on Dec. 24, citing unsustainable financial pressures, including rising rent, declining consumer spending and lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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At the bottom of the seventh inning, all buses opened their doors for the first trips back.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And despite signs of a slowing economy (the gate agent announced there were 58 empty seats on our Southwest flight), the rideshare lot was packed.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In Orlando, that care extends beyond hotel lobbies and theme park gates.—
Ken Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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Her filing stated that the City of Chandler and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office had received more than 100 requests for access to public records related to the incident.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Please consider supporting local journalism and getting unlimited digital access.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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That number will drop to two entrances with four open doors on Wednesday.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
7 Aug. 2025
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West Chester Nazarene Church offers paid parking for $20 per car, with walking access to the pedestrian entrance on the west side of the concert venue.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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In this way, every post is an entry point into an evolving, participatory storyworld.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The building will feature multi-barrier access points and fully touchless entry systems, all overseen by a security firm that also works with the U.S. Department of Defense.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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Swingle’s accession was by no means the first such shipment sent to the US from points East.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
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At the time of China’s accession to the WTO, in 2001, there was reason to believe that Beijing was on an irreversible path toward market reform and liberalization.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorway. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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