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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
Like any translator worthy of the name, La Fontaine’s Spider works within structures that can be swept away at any moment — webs strung across doorways or rafters, never entirely secure, never entirely hers — trying to hold a pattern together while forces on both sides pull it apart.
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Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
In video circulating on social media and verified by CNN, thick smoke is seen billowing from a shop doorway.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
This is where 40-year-old Kelly Brown was shot and killed, police said the gunfire came from the back doorway of an apartment.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Train them to grow on fences, mailboxes, gazebos, trellises, or doorways.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
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Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
In video circulating on social media and verified by CNN, thick smoke is seen billowing from a shop doorway.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
This is where 40-year-old Kelly Brown was shot and killed, police said the gunfire came from the back doorway of an apartment.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Train them to grow on fences, mailboxes, gazebos, trellises, or doorways.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for doorway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorway
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White House deputy chief of staff James Blair told House Republicans in a closed-door meeting at their retreat Tuesday that their messaging on deportations should focus on efforts to remove criminals from the US, a person familiar with his comments told Semafor (comments first reported by Axios).—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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With the combination of rising oil prices, and the demand knocking at Moscow's door, Vladimir Vladimirovich's war against Ukraine might could be much better funded for the rest of the year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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The new mural will be unveiled near the school’s front gates in the coming months.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Photos and video from the scene show what look to be bullet holes in the home's front gate.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Her experience in youth-serving organizations and operational leadership will help support the museum’s efforts to expand access to hands-on science, art and engineering learning experiences for children and families, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Unlike chatbots that simply respond to prompts, AI agents can take proactive actions, which often require broader access to data and systems, raising privacy and security concerns.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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No injuries were reported but the embassy entrance was damaged, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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The blast early yesterday damaged one of the entrances to the embassy, sending thick smoke into the street but causing no injuries, in what police said may have been linked to the crisis in the Middle East.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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The fact that Sweden and Finland joined the alliance as a direct result of the full-scale invasion is a clear failure of that aim, Finland’s accession alone more than doubling the land border between Russia and NATO states.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Khondji framed Marty’s accession with kinetic energy.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The anti-Zionist group Kufiyas in Buchenwald announced a demonstration at Buchenwald on April 11, the anniversary of its liberation, in protest against a German court’s decision that the site could refuse entry to visitors who wear a Palestinian keffiyeh.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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One likened it to a real-life Rotisserie League, costing him a mere $1 million entry fee.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorway. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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