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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 These rooms feature clear-width doorways, clear floor space for wheelchair access, and unobstructed paths of travel throughout the room, as well as accessible bathrooms with roll-in showers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026 Gardeners love to place hyacinths in containers near doorways due to their lovely fragrance. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026 Excess doorways were removed and replaced with new casework—the removal of some doorways allowed some spaces to be re-imagined, creating reading nooks or quiet collaboration spaces. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorways
  1. doors
  2. gates
  3. entrances
  4. accesses
  5. gateways
  6. accessions
  7. entries
Noun
  • Add Weather Stripping Add weather stripping around doors and windows to help fill in gaps that beetles can slip through.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Officials advised residents in zones nearby to shelter-in-place until further notice, with windows and doors closed and air conditioning systems turned off.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • The season for apple picking is about to hit its peak, with orchards all around the country opening their gates for people to fill their baskets.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Terminal One—set to be the largest terminal at JFK upon opening, with 23 gates and more than 300,000 square feet of space—is expected to have six lounges total.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of gates
Noun
  • Many of the rooms have private entrances and are dotted around a courtyard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2026
  • With seven windows, two main entrances on Via Montenapoleone and one in the courtyard, the store in the stately neoclassical building dating back to the late 17th century spans over three levels.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrances
Noun
  • Latency becomes the new battleground The researchers say accesses that would normally leave a rack and travel through a conventional network could instead follow a more predictable path.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of accesses
Noun
  • Many newcomers are bypassing traditional gateways for smaller cities and suburbs, drawn to emerging enclaves from Cincinnati and Knoxville to Utah’s booming communities, even as Florida remains the top destination for some nationalities.
    — Will Jarrett, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The safety protections established for the central business district should also be available to historic residential communities, neighborhood gateways, school approaches and park corridors when comparable safety problems exist.
    — Lawrence Bell, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 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
  • This year, the video contest received 347 entries from 40 countries, judged by a panel composed of specialists in science and advanced light microscopy.
    — Molly Finlay, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Some of the entries this year have been knocking on the Hall door for years, including Tickle Me Elmo, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Mahjong.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of entries

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“Doorways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorways. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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