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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 Photo : Nils Timm An arched doorway leads from the living room to an office. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 May 2025 Lighting is also great for making your house number visible and for making the doorway to your home inviting. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025 In the photo, Bieber was seen in the background sitting outdoors with his mouth on what appeared to be a bong in an open doorway of a house as Australian singer-songwriter and music producer Eddie Benjamin was seen in the foreground playing a guitar inside the house. Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 May 2025 Inside, three bedrooms and four baths are spread across almost 2,300 square feet of multi-level living space boasting a mix of stone and wide-plank French oak floors, arched doorways, and whitewashed wood-beam ceilings dotted with skylights. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for doorway
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Noun
  • Entertainment and Amenities Sliding doors reveal a lower deck wrapped in plush cream banquettes—perfect for catching a Croatian sea breeze with a late-night brandy snifter or a fresh morning latte—and a watersports platform.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • But, in the end, Berg’s life became proof of a darker truth, one that is newly relevant in the Trump era: doors that swing open can also slam shut.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • No metal detector had been used to screen passengers at the gate.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • Sure, humans can adjust and arrive at the park gate at 2 p.m. and learn to be happy about it.
    Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The task has been made more challenging by the fact that U.S. curbs not only inhibit China’s access to the world’s most advanced chips, but also restrict availing technology vital for creating an AI chip ecosystem.
    Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 13 June 2025
  • Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested and detained in Los Angeles since Thursday, and lawyers have been frustrated by the lack of access to them.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • For those coming to the festival on a bike, free bike parking is available on Saturday and Sunday by the festival entrance.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
  • The Zara lettering can be seen on the façade above the entrance to a branch of the fashion brand in the city center of Nuremberg (Bavaria) on March 6, 2025.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • PwC’s recent executive playbook on agentic AI emphasizes that early adopters of AI set industry benchmarks, gain first-mover advantage, streamline operations, and create barriers to entry through deep integration.
    Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Enter through the front door at the left side of this porch and you will be greeted by an entry foyer and open floor plan.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Among the Kremlin's demands are the annexation of four Ukrainian regions -- plus the retention of Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014 -- Ukrainian demilitarization and a permanent block on the country's accession to NATO.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 2 June 2025
  • The accession to the CPTPP of the United Kingdom, now a close strategic partner of Japan, in 2024 should give Japan valuable policy support in its efforts to keep global trade channels open.
    Robert Ward, NPR, 27 May 2025

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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorway. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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