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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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Recent Examples of doorways
In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Caulk any open cracks and crevices in windows, doorways, baseboards and floors that have access to outside.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Accessibility The resort has one- and two-bedroom accessible options with wider doorways and bathrooms featuring roll-in showers and tactile floor indicators.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Stay away from doorways The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.
—Laura B. Carter, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Outside the building, piles of trash were seen near doorways as residents began moving out.
—Nikiya Carrero, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Music pouring out of doorways, comedians popping up in lineups, filmmakers from everywhere meeting each other between tacos and tech panels.
—Jenna MacMillan, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
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.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Train it above doorways and windows and against walls.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Caulk any open cracks and crevices in windows, doorways, baseboards and floors that have access to outside.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Accessibility The resort has one- and two-bedroom accessible options with wider doorways and bathrooms featuring roll-in showers and tactile floor indicators.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Stay away from doorways The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.
—Laura B. Carter, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Outside the building, piles of trash were seen near doorways as residents began moving out.
—Nikiya Carrero, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Music pouring out of doorways, comedians popping up in lineups, filmmakers from everywhere meeting each other between tacos and tech panels.
—Jenna MacMillan, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
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.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Train it above doorways and windows and against walls.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorways
Noun
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True was in her office inside the restaurant shortly after the lunch rush Monday afternoon when a customer came in and said the Chinese restaurant a couple doors down was on fire.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The spectacle was sufficiently embarrassing that the Prime Minister decreed within a week that executions would theretofore be hidden behind prison doors.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The cards will work with new fare gates and fare boxes being installed across the system.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The new security gates to curb fare evasion and improve safety (more than 80% of the crime at BART used to come from fare jumpers) were delayed for years due to budget inaction.—
Steve Glazer,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Satellite images indicate that the Iranians subsequently broke through the rubble to open the tunnel entrances, perhaps to gain access to the nuclear materials.—
Sheena Samu,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Mining roads or entrances near missile storage facilities could restrict vehicle access and make launchers more vulnerable to airstrikes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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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
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Proceed to fund your account with a first-time deposit of at least $10 using one of the platform's secure payment gateways.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Counterpoint Research warned last month that the rising prices for DRAM and NAND flash are not only affecting smartphones, but also routers and gateways.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
19 Mar. 2026
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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
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For almost a month now, a twenty-eight-year old Iranian writer in Tehran has been sharing her diary entries with NPR.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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The deposit match is designed to instantly double your initial bankroll, giving you maximum flexibility to explore the board and build entries across the daily MLB and NBA schedules.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Doorways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorways. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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