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 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 Adults must crawl through doorways, buildings look like dollhouses and dwarf goats and donkeys hunker in the animal section. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 Plus, cumbersome pieces can be difficult to navigate around doorways, corners, and stairwells, and disassembled furniture takes up less space in the moving truck. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026 Accessibility The hotel's accessible guest rooms also feature wide doorways. — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Over time, doorways have been opened up and sealed over again to suit changing family needs. — Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 However, for those with mobility issues looking to book a stay, most of the rooms require the use of stairs and doorways are not meant to accommodate wheelchairs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Now Al-Toum can’t bathe or get out of bed alone, and some doorways in the house aren’t wide enough for his wheelchair. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorways
  1. doors
  2. gates
  3. entrances
  4. accesses
  5. gateways
  6. accessions
  7. entries
Noun
  • The film starts on an unexpectedly rainy day, when the family realizes they’re sealed into their house with no way of opening or smashing through the doors or windows.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Senate Democratic staff investigated DOGE activities at three agencies and found armed guards, locked doors, and windows covered with trash bags.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • Disney pulled a series of strategic levers to get people through their park gates at a time when many are being choosy about how to spend their dollars, according to industry analysts.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • At a Taipei metro station Thursday afternoon, passengers waited to be released after the station's gates were shut for the simulation as part of air raid drills.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gates
Noun
  • Law enforcement plans to remain stationed at entrances to the community through at least Tuesday.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Two temporary traffic signals will also be at each of the construction entrances, Metz said.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 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
  • Lorena Basualdo, a luxury travel adviser who specializes in Italian vacations, pointed out that northern gateways have brief summers and limited transport slots.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Controllers that use the internet may access it directly, or go through protective firewalls, secure gateways or virtual private networks.
    — William Akoto, Fortune, 5 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
  • The two lawmakers have intensely criticized Fauci over the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic for years, with Paul recently releasing diary entries penned by Fauci during the height of the pandemic.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The photo contest draws entries from all over, said Jinger Wallace, a Bluebelt member and contest organizer.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of entries

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