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
  • Not only did the limited library cards and shirts go fast, the whole rotunda reached legal capacity in just 20 minutes post-doors open time.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The last gasp came when Jerry Lewis Cinema closed its doors in 1996, and the Rockaways went without a commercial indoor theater for the next 25 years.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • The administration’s 79-page proposal for the 8-acre (3-hectare) park calls for fencing all the way around with larger gates at the north and south entrances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • United passengers flying from select gates at Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal C are now able to pre-order food, drinks and other travel must-haves, such as charging cords or neck pillows, on the airline's mobile app.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gates
Noun
  • Coinciding with monthly high tides, the surf will create the potential for impacts to harbor entrances and channels, as well as coastal properties and roads.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The administration’s 79-page proposal for the 8-acre (3-hectare) park calls for fencing all the way around with larger gates at the north and south entrances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 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
  • The work stoppage forced the Germany gateways to suspend container terminal operations.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • One of Buckeye's busiest gateways to Interstate 10 is getting an overhaul.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 29 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
  • These routing announcements are declarations made as entries on a global routing table used by all ASes and the hosting providers serving them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than centering on vacationers attempting to unplug from reality, the narrative reportedly turns on two rival film crews arriving with competing festival entries.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Doorways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorways. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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