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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
Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The wall is at the Waverly Street entrance ramp leading to the grassy park behind Bird Rock Elementary.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2026
Fellow guest mentor Brad Paisley, who worked alongside Palmer for the mentorship session, was also entranced by Richardson’s performance.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Demspter entrance to northbound I-94 is closed, as is the right lane, amid the ongoing hazmat response.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The wall is at the Waverly Street entrance ramp leading to the grassy park behind Bird Rock Elementary.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Verb
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
Fellow guest mentor Brad Paisley, who worked alongside Palmer for the mentorship session, was also entranced by Richardson’s performance.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrance
Noun
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Water has been a focus of the Newsom administration since his first day in office, when the governor took his cabinet to Monterey Park Tract, a rural Central Valley community that lacked access to safe drinking water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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If portions of the page appear blank and an ad blocker is enabled, please disable the ad blocker and refresh the page to ensure full access to the content.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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More often than not, the request gets the big kids’ attention, and chaos ceases (pauses) as the three of them roll around singing while Marc and I stand in the doorway kvelling.—
Risa Polansky Shiman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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Flores, who was standing in the open doorway between the bar area and the music area, said the night before had been livelier, with salsa music and dancing.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Almost three years later, a 30-strong ensemble of young boys, many making their professional acting debuts thanks to open casting calls, is transporting us to their unruly island in a four-part BBC series, with episodes airing on Sundays and the entire series available on BBC iPlayer.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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One female and two males were transported to a nearby hospital and are in stable condition, police said.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Noun
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There’s the front door intercom panel, a pair of embossed leather club chairs and, fatefully, Mr Big’s Peloton water bottle.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The girl reportedly freed herself and knocked on a nearby neighbor's door, where she was brought inside to safety.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Councilmembers deemed the metal gates — the ones that cover the front of basically every bodega, bank, and laundromat — unsightly and a magnet for graffiti.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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Every morning, growing crowds press up against the gates of surviving factories, hoping to be called in for a shift.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Even light raking can make a difference; if the seed is scattered on the surface with nothing hold it down, it will be carried away by the water.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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Prabu said a key finding is that 10% of all the energy released as matter falls toward the black hole is carried away by the jets.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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There were signs of rodent entry in some structures on the couple’s property.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Competition for Palantir Technologies is heating up as artificial intelligence agents erode barriers to entry in its software space, according to HSBC, and that could hurt the stock.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
Verb
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After decades of delighting fans with her brilliant performances in comedies like Private Benjamin, Overboard and The First Wives Club, Hawn is turning to a different medium to spread the power of positivity.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Entrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrance. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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