entries

noun

plural of entry
1
as in hallways
the entrance room of a building please wait in the entry while I get the person you want

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2
as in accessions
the means or right of entering or participating in believed that a college education was one's entry to a life of luxury

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Recent Examples of entries The two lawmakers have intensely criticized Fauci over the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic for years, with Paul recently releasing diary entries penned by Fauci during the height of the pandemic. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The photo contest draws entries from all over, said Jinger Wallace, a Bluebelt member and contest organizer. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, an international jury of architects and construction experts chose the design entry from Canadian company Stantec out of 49 entries from 18 countries for the STU project. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026 Tracking fish passage through massive hydroelectric barriers relied on humans sitting behind observation glass to log entries by hand. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Inspectors reviewed the facility’s maintenance logs and found that entries were made consistently and regularly. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 Three more entries will be published here in swift succession over the next few months. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, having received 2,972 entries from 894 colleges and universities worldwide for its annual competition, voted 16 students as winners of the 53rd Student Academy Awards. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026 Each category features a $25,000 prize pool, including a $10,000 first-place award and prizes for the top 10 entries. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entries
  1. hallways
  2. accessions
  3. lobbies
  4. accesses
  5. foyers
  6. doors
  7. entrances
  8. admissions
Noun
  • The hallways are dressed in leafy wallpaper, and the bathroom’s green-and-cream checkerboard tiling feels like it was pulled right out of the Mackenzie-Childs catalogue.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bookstores needed a similar rehaul and every bit of Nike branding – on office, arena and stadium walls and hallways – had to be swapped in a no-swoosh left behind conversion to three stripes.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hallways
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
  • In upscale hotels in Karbala, a city some 55 miles south of Baghdad, wealthier Iranians dressed in black fill the lobbies.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • El-Sayed was referring to the more than $60 million that was spent in support of Stevens from lobbies including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), as well as the strong support for Stevens from establishment Democrats.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of lobbies
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
  • All of the Regent’s 167 rooms and suites come standard with entry foyers and separate living areas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Too much architecture — too many foyers, signs, cafés, screens, glossy surfaces, bright colors, and walls — could ruin the raw, funky feel of the place.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of foyers
Noun
  • The film starts on an unexpectedly rainy day, when the family realizes they’re sealed into their house with no way of opening or smashing through the doors or windows.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Senate Democratic staff investigated DOGE activities at three agencies and found armed guards, locked doors, and windows covered with trash bags.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • Law enforcement plans to remain stationed at entrances to the community through at least Tuesday.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Two temporary traffic signals will also be at each of the construction entrances, Metz said.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrances
Noun
  • That meant buying equipment and uniforms but also coordinating admissions, food and housing for them.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Cox connects that shift to smaller families, more competitive college admissions, and a rise in enrichment activities aimed at the individual child rather than the family or community.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of admissions

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