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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
entrance to the club is by invitation only
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as in to transport
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences
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Recent Examples of entrance
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Plans call for an unlit driving range, chipping and putting areas with gated entrance.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
He’d been entranced by the big rolls of paper and the long sheets of it running through the air, from one part of the press to another.
—Beth Gardiner, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Across the highway, huge trucks and bulldozers rumble through the dirt entrance leading to the Rinker plant where limestone quarries produce high grade rock products.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Plans call for an unlit driving range, chipping and putting areas with gated entrance.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
As Laurel Ellis in the nighttime drama, Schofield entranced Clayton Farlow, played by Howard Keel.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
He’d been entranced by the big rolls of paper and the long sheets of it running through the air, from one part of the press to another.
—Beth Gardiner, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrance
Noun
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Bronx Science is one of the highly competitive specialized New York City public high schools where access to a free, élite education rests on a single admissions test.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The conflict has snarled access to oil and gas, driving up prices and sparking fears among some economists about a potential recession.—
Mary Ramsey
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Music spills out of doorways up and down the street — just follow your ears.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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But there were translations re-shaping that doorway too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The pedestrian was transported to local hospital with life threatening injuries.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Once transported to the canyon, the modular components were assembled and put into place using one of the world’s largest cable cranes (cranes that move loads while suspended on cables), which spanned the gorge between the two towers.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Special features include a four-person Irish snug attached to the bar, complete with a pass-through for drink service and exterior doors from a 1800s-era church that can close off the space for privacy.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Buzz at the large wooden door to enter an intimate courtyard, where you'll be ushered into the building by hotel staff.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The closure stretched from the gate near the Forest Service welcome station to the summit parking area.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The head of the national railway authority SNCF, Jean Castex, said the railroad crossing gates were functioning correctly.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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During this process, a single photon carries away a single quantum of mechanical energy from the particle’s rotation into an optical resonator, thereby cooling the nanorotor particle.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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That said, don’t get carried away.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The transfer portal does not officially open until Tuesday, April 7, but graduate students are allowed entry anytime, so Wheeler-Thomas was already there and allowed to choose a new team.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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As Kelli points out, her outfit alone signals her entry into a different type of circle.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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Today, the bay holds some of the richest marine biodiversity on earth, a fact that would have delighted Ricketts and Steinbeck.—
Alexandra Genova,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Entrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrance. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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