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Definition of entrancenext
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as in doorway
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure when you come, use the entrance on the right side of the building

Synonyms & Similar Words

entrance

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of entrance
Noun
Sign at the entrance to a Target store in Venice, Florida. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026 As the week goes on, state officials urged drivers to remain careful and look out for icy conditions, especially around areas like intersections and entrance ramps to highways. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
But photos and videos released by the musical’s makers on its opening night Saturday have finally revealed exactly how the creative team managed to create a believable bear capable of entrancing an audience. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025 Diana Ross remains the ultimate diva, entrancing her beloved audience during her most recent Beautiful Love Tour stop in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entrance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrance
Noun
  • Iran’s internet connectivity has been partially restored, but experts are warning that, even on the other side of the digital blackout, the outlook for Iranian internet access remains bleak.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Cook said Apple is in the process of increasing its access to supply and didn’t want to forecast beyond March.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Verb
  • The victim was transported to the hospital with serious injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • According to the affidavits, officers arrested 34-year-old Las Vegas resident Sania Blanchard and 31-year-old Jordan Lantry of Phoenix and transported them to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Rooney went on record a few days earlier to say the door is open for a return.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In Maye's case, getting there in just his second season, the notion of going from 4-13 to Super Bowl participant reminds us that the door is open next year, even for clubs with losing records in 2025.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The system will form the backbone of a long-term partnership between FAU and D-Wave, which provides both annealing and gate-model quantum computing platforms.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Finally, at the Auschwitz entry gate, our guide Pawel Sawicki, extended a warm, strong handshake.
    Sally Susman, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Jesse Jeremiah, 51, was arrested on suspicion of malicious destruction of railroad property, vandalism and unlawfully stealing and carrying away copper materials, jail records show.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The researchers also found that though the type of outflow differed, the amount of energy and mass carried away remained consistent.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Instead of reinventing its brand to appeal to younger wine drinkers, Jordan has leaned deeper into food—because food is the universal entry point.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • What denied her entry to the Milan-Cortina Olympics was her final qualification event in the North American Cup earlier this month at Lake Placid, where several Canadian competitors were withdrawn at the last minute.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2026
  • However, epicureans will be delighted with the resort hotel's culinary options, including a restaurant helmed by superstar chef Eric Ripert.
    Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026

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“Entrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrance. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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