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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
Music spills out of doorways up and down the street — just follow your ears.
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Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.
—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
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
Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.
—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
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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Special features include a four-person Irish snug attached to the bar, complete with a pass-through for drink service and exterior doors from a 1800s-era church that can close off the space for privacy.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The location features more than 300,000 storage locations and 60 dock doors.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The school is empty, its gates locked.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Next, the researchers used light gates and cameras to monitor the incoming and outgoing speed of baseballs fired at the bats using an air cannon.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2026
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At four stories high and with 80 arched entrances, the amphitheater could seat 50,000 or more people, equal to a modern stadium.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Additional property features include accessible public entrances, accessible registration and concierge desk, Braille signage throughout the property, and much more.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Placentia recently went through a similar visioning process for its Chapman Corridor — the City Council approved the end result of that two-year process in the fall for one of the key gateways to the town.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 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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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
Noun
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Newer entries like Ouai’s repair balm and Maria Nila’s bond builder are only expanding the category further by creating formulas that work for different hair types or use at other parts of one’s regimen.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2026
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Which colors merit entries in the dictionary?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Doorways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorways. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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