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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 For example, avoid blocking windows, crowding doorways, or obstructing architectural features. Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2025 Lu is often framed through windows, doorways or hallways, accentuating his loneliness, while the backdrop is all brick walls, steel bars and cluttered storefronts. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025 The building has a spiral staircase, high windows, and arched doorways. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 14 May 2025 And my conversations with Moni kind of opened that attic doorway to go like, Oh my God, look at this dusty old box. Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for doorway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorway
Noun
  • The vision was born in 1865 when a stagecoach crashed and the Dodge family, owners of the on-site barn at that time, opened their doors to the travelers.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
  • After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $51,694.
    Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • An Emirates Boeing 777 stands at the gate at Dubai International Airport as another prepares to land on the runway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 17, 2022.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • On-site general parking is $16, if purchased in advance online; $20 at gate.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • These benefits include fast, free delivery, access to invite-only deals and the option to Buy With Prime.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
  • Relatability and access is the key for AI investment - and that access begins with the context for the concept.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • But according to the New York Times, the preliminary report claims the bombing sealed off the entrances to two Iranian nuclear facilities, but failed to collapse the structures beneath those openings.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
  • Shahn paints himself, camera in hand, at the entrance of a church in Brooklyn where a sermon criticizing one of his murals had been delivered.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The chart includes 44 entries dating between May 2021 to August 2024.
    Essence, Essence, 20 June 2025
  • The feat had Carey fans, and chart fans, noting the impressive percentage of her career entries that have gone to No. 1 or the top 10 on the Hot 100.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The King's cousins Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince Richard's wife, Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, also stepped out on the terrace of the royal residence and have supported the King at every Trooping since his accession in September 2022.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 14 June 2025
  • Uzbekistan is making significant progress toward World Trade Organization accession (a game changer for its international trade aspirations), and its digital economy, underpinned by compelling tax and regulatory incentives, is achieving exponential growth.
    Djasur Djumaev, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025

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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorway. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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