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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 Asian cinema accounts for 96 films, women directed 41, and 20 are official entries for the international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026 In all of the sketchbook entries reproduced here, Ross seems to offer a bridge between the representation of emptiness and the lived sensation of it. — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The competition features only four female filmmakers (Rubaiyat Hossain, Teodora Ana Mihai, Yukiko Mishima and Jelena Maksimović) and somewhat unsurprisingly Japan boasts the most number of entries with three. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026 Other entries referenced covert access, clandestine technical operations and telecommunications interception. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 While their last name is a famous one in British circles, the twins themselves are relatively new entries on the London social scene. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 The Gifted was chosen from more than 2,500 entries worldwide. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Experiment with possible emphases of this puzzle’s revealer, at 55A, to make sense of the grid’s three themed entries. — New York Times, 23 Sep. 2026 The same July 20 entries show sales of between $1 million and $5 million of Oracle, along with purchases that included between $500,001 and $1 million of Nvidia. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entries
  1. hallways
  2. accessions
  3. lobbies
  4. accesses
  5. foyers
  6. doors
  7. entrances
  8. admissions
Noun
  • Many targeted were rule-followers cornered by packs of ICE agents in narrow hallways while lawfully seeking asylum.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • That has real consequences for how living rooms, hallways and home offices get styled — gallery walls of family photos, open shelving for ceramics and framed ephemera from meaningful trips will crowd out generic wall art.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 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
  • According to the Hope Foundation, which lobbies for greater gun control, more than 26,000 people have been killed in armed incidents, including by weapons other than guns, since 2014.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And as long as building owners gussy up their lobbies or add some amenities that make sense for the space, like a rooftop terrace, there’s usually a tenant for them.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lobbies
Noun
  • Latency becomes the new battleground The researchers say accesses that would normally leave a rack and travel through a conventional network could instead follow a more predictable path.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Today’s mission is about smashing in crypt doors with a battering ram.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Along with Global Citizen Festival, the three-day All Things Go NYC Festival was canceled just hours before doors were set to open on Friday afternoon due to the extreme weather conditions affecting the city.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • To join the platform, all listings are vetted and must meet a comprehensive list of specifications like ramps, step-free entrances, minimum door widths, and accessible parking.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Portable toilets will be located at most entrances and exits to the fair area.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrances
Noun
  • Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey took third place in the weekly chart, adding another $5M to it record-breaking tally from 565,696 admissions.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
  • But considering the child of someone whose transformational philanthropy may fund scholarships for low-income students for generations is a far cry from earmarking admissions slots simply because a parent attended the university.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of admissions

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“Entries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entries. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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