doorways

noun

plural of doorway
1
as in doors
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 gates
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 doorways Have these items at the doorways for quick visits into the house. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 The structure is not ADA-compliant, there are cracks in the walls, the doorways need to be widened, and the bathrooms are too small, Kwong told The Tribune. — Kaytlyn Leslie, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Once created, these assemblages might be concealed beneath doorways or in chimneys or instead worn on the body as a form of portable protection. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 The new space also features two unisex restrooms with open doorways in which the sinks can be seen from the hallway. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 This set comes with 12 stations to use along doorways, windowsills, countertops, behind appliances, and even on the patio. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026 Bear straps are metal sheets that reinforce areas on planes like doorways and emergency exits. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 The projection technology helps the team create rooms that relate naturally to one another, establish deliberate sightlines, align doorways with important architectural features, and support circulation that feels intuitive rather than forced. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Accessibility The hotel's accessible guest rooms also feature wide doorways. — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorways
  1. doors
  2. gates
  3. entrances
  4. accesses
  5. gateways
  6. accessions
  7. entries
Noun
  • As the massive steel sallyport doors of the Clark County Detention Center fold open, Davis is taken one block from his cell to the courthouse.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Terra-cotta flooring leads you to the living room where French doors open up directly to the water.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • Stop at the Visitor Center, just past the gates, and fill up your water bottles (refill stations are available here and at the Devils Garden campground).
    — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The zoning resolution for the Manhattanville extension explicitly forbids encircling any of the outdoor spaces with gates or fences.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of gates
Noun
  • The reception desk is accented by an angular brass piece evoking an airplane wing, and the Academy’s four class colors—blue, silver, red, and gold—show up in the carpeting and at the various entrances to the property.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Constructed at the site of a former stadium, the plaza also stands on the same site as one of the main entrances into South Korea’s capital during the Chosun dynasty.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrances
Noun
  • This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time).
    — Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of accesses
Noun
  • Seroka cited that there have not been any ships backed up at the port’s harbor in the five years since the San Pedro Bay gateways experienced severe congestion throughout the global trade gridlock experienced in 2021.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Current Xfinity gateways that can tap the opt-in motion detection include the Technicolor XB7, XB8, XB9, XB10, MXB1, and XER10 model.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of gateways
Noun
  • Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Definition of accessions
Noun
  • At the Grand Slams, which have 128 entrants in the men’s and women’s singles fields, wild cards usually take up six percent of the entries.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Out of 90 total concessionaires, 46 participated this year, with a record-breaking number of 77 different entries.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of entries

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“Doorways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorways. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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