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as in door
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
be sure to latch the gate when you leave so the dog doesn't get out
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as in to fence
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Recent Examples of gate
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Women and men trained as welders, painters and electricians swarm through the gates during shift changes.
—John Garamendi, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
The aircraft landed safely and taxied to gate C38, where the fire broke out.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Can an expansion team hold its own out of the gate?
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Women and men trained as welders, painters and electricians swarm through the gates during shift changes.
—John Garamendi, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Verb
Dali can be seen in a video obtained by ABC News walking up to gate B38 at Terminal 4 while other passengers have their boarding passes and passports checked.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
The aircraft landed safely and taxied to gate C38, where the fire broke out.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate
Noun
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The entire front of the vehicle appeared to be crushed and the driver’s side door of the vehicle was open.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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And Jayson Tatum wasn’t walking through the door to save the season.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Seal with Caulking Caulking is usually found around windows, sinks, bathtubs, showers, and doorways.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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These present us with a doorway into the lives of some of those who came to be called Forty-Niners.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Open the valve, let the air rush in and, well after the hissing has stopped, close it back up.—
Ashley Braun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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Opening its valve enables water to flow into the sphere, and this drives a turbine and a generator that feed electricity into the grid.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Without protected public access, rivers can easily be privatized and fenced off.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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By identifying key strategic roles and the actions through which leaders exercise the power inherent in their roles, as well as fencing AI... Post Generative AI is reshaping industries by automating tasks and augmenting human decision-making.—
Vincent Bruni-Bossio, Devan Mescall,
Harvard Business Review,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Many houses as well as structures around the city — like the Alhambra and Douglas entrances — were built with coral rock.—
Jimena Romero,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Mario Morales, group vice president of semiconductors and enabling technologies at the International Data Corporation, said that Qualcomm’s entrance into the data center space is a good move to help its diversification — and that the market is large enough for a new entrant.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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“Gate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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