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1 something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
  • hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job

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2 the means or right of entering or participating in
  • Denver is the gateway to the West

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3 the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure
  • there are security checkpoints at all of the stadium's gateways

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The first known use of gateway was in 1707

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gateways

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“Gateway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gateway. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.

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