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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
Its modern design includes numerous arched windows and doorways that soften up the architecture, along with a wavy accent wall that leads you from the entrance into the rest of the abode.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Word of Starbucks cafe closures is rippling across Southern California, with social media posts and letters in café doorways alerting customers that their coffee stop is soon to be no more.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
This might be the definition of a domestic novel, one that is entered through such doorways.
—Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
In his upcoming fantasy romance movie with Margot Robbie, their characters, David and Sarah, two singles who meet at a wedding, embark on a life-changing road trip, reliving important moments from their pasts through magical doorways.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Conversely, people who live in an arid climate might find that dust builds up quickly, especially around doorways and windows, which are common entry points for outside dirt, requiring more frequent sweeping.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Even parked cars can suffer from water damage when the rising flood hits the undercarriage or seeps through the doorways.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Getting the parts through doorways seemed to be the trickiest part.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
How To Use Decoy Wasp Nests To try a fake nest in your own yard, look for a site that provides shelter from weather and protection from predators, like under eaves, near doorways or garbage cans, or in thick shrubs.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Word of Starbucks cafe closures is rippling across Southern California, with social media posts and letters in café doorways alerting customers that their coffee stop is soon to be no more.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
This might be the definition of a domestic novel, one that is entered through such doorways.
—Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
In his upcoming fantasy romance movie with Margot Robbie, their characters, David and Sarah, two singles who meet at a wedding, embark on a life-changing road trip, reliving important moments from their pasts through magical doorways.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Conversely, people who live in an arid climate might find that dust builds up quickly, especially around doorways and windows, which are common entry points for outside dirt, requiring more frequent sweeping.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Even parked cars can suffer from water damage when the rising flood hits the undercarriage or seeps through the doorways.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Getting the parts through doorways seemed to be the trickiest part.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
How To Use Decoy Wasp Nests To try a fake nest in your own yard, look for a site that provides shelter from weather and protection from predators, like under eaves, near doorways or garbage cans, or in thick shrubs.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorways
Noun
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Several stores, including grocery chains and retail giants, will be closing their doors in October.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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But with all of its functionality, my favorite part is the ribbed effect on the doors, which creates a gorgeous, textured look.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those looking to explore national parks may find gates shut or doors locked.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Furthermore, operations like gates and measurements introduce high error rates.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Where will the concert entrances be?—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Police K-9s swept the premises repeatedly throughout the morning, and the court closed one of its two entrances to divert all traffic through a single door.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Book through various companies such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up on any of the nearby public beach accesses.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The typhoon and expected backlogs follow a strong August for China’s top ports, with the Shanghai and Ningbo gateways recording their highest-ever monthly container throughput throughout the month despite the massive trade shifts.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ports like Southampton, Civitavecchia and Le Havre serve as gateways to London, Rome and Paris, yet all require lengthy transfers that can easily eat up half your day ashore.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Or take or go—these being the next two largest entries by bytes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Head over to the Natural Landscape Photography Awards site to see all the winners and runners-up, and pre-order a hardback book with the top entries at $70.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Doorways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorways. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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