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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
Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
Global trade still runs on trust — but that trust is increasingly gated.
—Wale Ayeni, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Parking inside the park gates is $5 per vehicle or limited parking is available along the street at no cost.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But what was remarkable—almost unnerving—was that such a simple and common plant alkaloid, in a pure form, would also just happen to gate access to a bizarre hypercomplex alternate universe teeming with apparently intelligent nonhuman—alien—beings.
—Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
Global trade still runs on trust — but that trust is increasingly gated.
—Wale Ayeni, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
Student leaders, administrators and co-principal Lorena Moreno formed a welcome tunnel near the gate, cheering as students entered — some ducking past the fanfare and others stopping for hugs and greetings.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Parking inside the park gates is $5 per vehicle or limited parking is available along the street at no cost.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate
Noun
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This one from Amazon has an open-front design that makes tossing it on and heading out the door even easier.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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At the bottom of the seventh inning, all buses opened their doors for the first trips back.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The 144,000-gross-ton vessel was led by tugboat stern-first through the building’s narrow doorway with just three feet of clearance on either side of the vessel.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
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Stepping through the doorway, Stretch’s office comes first.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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For reasons that are still largely classified, what was still called polytetrafluoroethylene was just the ticket for protecting valves, pipes, and other equipment while keeping them free from residue.—
David Szondy
August 02,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There’s also an imposing building, now fenced off, that until Prohibition was the world’s largest winery; it’s called Winehaven Castle.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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But the four-story motel, which Denver boarded up after buying, remains fenced off.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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West Chester Nazarene Church offers paid parking for $20 per car, with walking access to the pedestrian entrance on the west side of the concert venue.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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That number will drop to two entrances with four open doors on Wednesday.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Gate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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