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 At the Grand Slams, which have 128 entrants in the men’s and women’s singles fields, wild cards usually take up six percent of the entries. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Out of 90 total concessionaires, 46 participated this year, with a record-breaking number of 77 different entries. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 The comments section runs some 73,000 entries deep, with people talking themselves out of contempt in real time. — Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 Text messages and diary entries from Fauci during the pandemic were made public by the GOP in recent weeks, and Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last month. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 This year’s feature lineup was culled from nearly 2,000 entries, winnowed over seven months to just a few dozen features, shorts, and other programming. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Also, 31 individual programs were chosen from 417 entries in the seven music categories, down from 480 entries last year. — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 18 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entries
  1. hallways
  2. accessions
  3. lobbies
  4. accesses
  5. foyers
  6. doors
  7. entrances
  8. admissions
Noun
  • The impact of hospital boarding Moore said patients are often found in hallways because there is not enough space due to boarding issues.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But in a more personal sense, autumn evokes a nostalgia for back to school shopping and styling outfits as if the hallways were a catwalk.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 16 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 luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Fudd essentially went through a full pregame prep before the doors opened at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • Constructed at the site of a former stadium, the plaza also stands on the same site as one of the main entrances into South Korea’s capital during the Chosun dynasty.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After their grand entrances, the couple mingled with their guests before sitting down for dinner and speeches.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrances
Noun
  • Summary College admissions often push families to prioritize resume-building activities over genuine development.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That epidemic led to 75 deaths in California and more than 3,000 hospital admissions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of admissions

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