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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
Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
An elevator ascends from the entrance vestibule to the main level, where an open living room flows into a dining area with a separate seating nook and fireplace.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Those are the stories that entrance and often delight a nation, even as brackets are busted from coast to coast.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Disney has been sued for deploying facial recognition technology at park entrances to verify tickets.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
An elevator ascends from the entrance vestibule to the main level, where an open living room flows into a dining area with a separate seating nook and fireplace.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Verb
Indeed, the first iteration of Industrial Light & Magic would have probably looked very different had the likes of John Dykstra and Dennis Muren not been entranced by events on Altair IV.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Those are the stories that entrance and often delight a nation, even as brackets are busted from coast to coast.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrance
Noun
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Allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer the contraceptive injection would help expand access to birth control across New York.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Her assignment was to help the Gaza Health Ministry restore access to health care in the north, where Israeli attacks had flattened nearly every building in sight.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Accessibility The hotel still has the bones of the original building, with narrow doorways (and heavy doors), narrow corridors, and plush carpets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Entry comes with a tug on the giant calligraphy brush that adorns the doorway.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Both were extricated by the Ottumwa Fire Department and ORMICS personnel and transported to the Ottumwa Regional Health Center.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Upon arriving by a luxe eight-passenger jet from Honolulu via Lanai Air, you'll be greeted by a hotel representative in a private luxury Sprinter, or a Tesla with falcon wing doors, and transported about 20 minutes south to the oceanfront resort.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Noun
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All rooms feature wheelchair-accessible doors, lowered peepholes, light switches, and closet door handles; a roll-in shower or tub with grab bars; and teletypewriters and telecommunications devices available upon request.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Café Corazón had its doors open for people to dance to during a DJ set, while still being able to order their coffee.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The remote terminal essentially moves the security screening process from the actual airport to the new facility, allowing travelers to check themselves and their bags and get on a bus that drops them off right at their airport gate, 23 miles away.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Last year, for example, Finnish company QMill launched a classical AI service for compressing quantum circuits, reducing the number of gates needed for operation by 20 to 50 percent.—
Zeeya Merali,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
Verb
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After the last garment was carried away, the 120,000-square-foot building sat empty for a year.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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The physical displacement drives the flow of CSF through the brain’s tissues, potentially carrying away harmful waste products.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Beginning in February 2026, foreign visitors have been required to pay a small entry fee to access the landmark as city officials attempt to better manage crowds and preserve the historic site.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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For The Times) San José Mayor Matt Mahan’s late-entry bid for California governor has been supercharged by millions from Silicon Valley billionaires.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Good times with children will delight you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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“Entrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrance. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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