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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
But even across the EP’s brief 18 minutes, Hunt makes clear that there are still corners in this world ripe for discovery, mysterious doorways looming in the landscape, waiting to be traversed.
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Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Accessibility The hotel is fully accessible, with elevators and regulation-sized doorways.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Nagahisa and regular cinematographer Hiroaki Takeda capture these traumatic moments as frames within frames — doorways, mirrors, and corners as small windows seen at a distance — vertical rectangles like phone screens.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Typically, those areas house encampments or individuals sleeping in doorways and park benches.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
Avoid doorways and do not run outside.
—Sam Morgen, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Fit them in doorways, cabinets, closets, narrow cubbies, and shelving.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Janus is the Roman god of doorways, beginnings and endings, and transitions.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Avoid Drafts Hancock recommends placing plants away from heating vents, heat sources like fireplaces or stoves, and drafty windows or doorways.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Accessibility The hotel is fully accessible, with elevators and regulation-sized doorways.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Nagahisa and regular cinematographer Hiroaki Takeda capture these traumatic moments as frames within frames — doorways, mirrors, and corners as small windows seen at a distance — vertical rectangles like phone screens.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Typically, those areas house encampments or individuals sleeping in doorways and park benches.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
Avoid doorways and do not run outside.
—Sam Morgen, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Fit them in doorways, cabinets, closets, narrow cubbies, and shelving.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Janus is the Roman god of doorways, beginnings and endings, and transitions.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Avoid Drafts Hancock recommends placing plants away from heating vents, heat sources like fireplaces or stoves, and drafty windows or doorways.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorways
Noun
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Locked doors, bloody bits in trunks, deceptive lovers with ill intentions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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This building will add truck docks and overhead doors to accommodate many industrial tenants.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Southwest is headquartered at Love Field and operates 18 of the airport’s 20 gates.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to requests for comment on who the suspect was and whether ICE agents forced the apartment gates open, as police said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The resort feels considerably more secluded than some of its competitors because of this, with each of its discreet 66 cottages (all with private entrances; suites have private pools) enveloped by lazily drooping palm trees and other local fauna.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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As a Founding Partner, Toyota will have brand integrations throughout the venue, including extensive digital and physical signage, on-site vehicle displays and naming entitlement to one of the arena’s five VIP suite entrances.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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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Top American universities that serve as gateways to leadership could both broaden access and strengthen meritocratic norms in admissions by focusing more heavily on indicators of academic potential and reducing preferences that primarily track family income.—
Raj Chetty,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Cushman & Wakefield executives Brian Lagomarsino and Chad Arnold are seeking tenants for the building, which is at one of the key gateways into downtown Walnut Creek and the BART station area.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 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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Meanwhile, Grace is done in the first-person and echoes the recent entries, starring Ethan Winters.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now in its 24th year, the Travel Photographer of the Year awards continue to set the benchmark for excellence in contemporary travel photography, attracting an outstanding collection of entries.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Doorways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorways. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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