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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
She’s framed through a series of doorways, simultaneously outside the walls and trapped within them.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Christmas Garland Add a touch of winter magic to bannisters, doorways, and fireplace mantels with this 72-inch garland that includes pops of red berries, faux cypress, and pine.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Russell sleeps, bathes and eats in the living room because his wheelchair can’t fit through narrow halls and doorways.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Co-founded by director David Leitch and Kelly McCormack, the company hopes to continue to open the doorways for more aspiring stunt coordinators.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Both of the new drugs block the doorways on cells where certain neurokinins dock, which turns down their ability to stimulate the brain to cause hot flashes.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Such irregularities often stand out when compared to surrounding walls or doorways.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Restaurants and drug stores catered to crowds jamming doorways.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Of course, rugs can't hide screws in some areas, like doorways.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Christmas Garland Add a touch of winter magic to bannisters, doorways, and fireplace mantels with this 72-inch garland that includes pops of red berries, faux cypress, and pine.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Russell sleeps, bathes and eats in the living room because his wheelchair can’t fit through narrow halls and doorways.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Co-founded by director David Leitch and Kelly McCormack, the company hopes to continue to open the doorways for more aspiring stunt coordinators.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Both of the new drugs block the doorways on cells where certain neurokinins dock, which turns down their ability to stimulate the brain to cause hot flashes.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Such irregularities often stand out when compared to surrounding walls or doorways.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Restaurants and drug stores catered to crowds jamming doorways.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Of course, rugs can't hide screws in some areas, like doorways.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorways
Noun
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Costco is known to close its doors on major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Nov. 2025
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With tuition around $400 a semester, the programs are among the most affordable in Miami-Dade, opening doors to steady jobs in fields where demand remains high and where artificial intelligence is unlikely to replace human hands.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Celebrini has since doubled down by exploding out of the gates for the San Jose Sharks this season and looking like a mini-Crosby in terms of his 200-foot game.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Block off hazards such as stairs and pools using gates or fencing.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Messengers had to use side or back entrances when delivering contracts and blueprints and photobooks to banks, law firms, and fashion houses.—
Evan Friss,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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The road closures came just days before the park was scheduled to shutter its East, South, and West entrances for the winter season.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
29 Oct. 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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Rural plans can get expensive — especially for satellite equipment or wireless gateways.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Today, those gateways echo a different rhythm.—
Imran Khalid,
Boston Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Her journal entries turn despairing and remorseful, colored by moral outrage.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Features like no-step entries, wider doorways, and first-floor living can be incorporated into a home's design.—
Randy Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Doorways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorways. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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