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as in key
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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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
Denver is the gateway to the West
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Recent Examples of gateway
With the gateway model, the central team can manage all aspects of the telemetry data management using the gateway collectors.
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Dinesh Gurumurthy, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Astana International Financial Center governor Kazakhstan aims to be the gateway for trade between the East and the West, said Renat Bekturov, governor of the Astana International Financial Center.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Its twin gateway, the Port of Long Beach, is now expecting a more than 10-percent drop-off in imports, according to CEO Mario Cordero.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
Millions - possibly even billions - of people have since heard that short start-up chime—which represented a gateway to a promising technological future.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
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Dinesh Gurumurthy, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Astana International Financial Center governor Kazakhstan aims to be the gateway for trade between the East and the West, said Renat Bekturov, governor of the Astana International Financial Center.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Its twin gateway, the Port of Long Beach, is now expecting a more than 10-percent drop-off in imports, according to CEO Mario Cordero.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
Millions - possibly even billions - of people have since heard that short start-up chime—which represented a gateway to a promising technological future.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gateway
Noun
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My apartment key weighed heavier than the betrayal in my chest.—
David Lee Condrey,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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As such, Ono predicts that nurturing creativity in higher education will be a key in keeping mathematics going for future generations.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
6 June 2025
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The task has been made more challenging by the fact that U.S. curbs not only inhibit China’s access to the world’s most advanced chips, but also restrict availing technology vital for creating an AI chip ecosystem.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Other ways companies can involve customers include: • Beta Testing Programs: Give power users early access to new features and gather their input before full rollout.—
Roli Saxena,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Simon Says This little eatery is accessed via a doorway in the center of town that leads to an open-air oasis built around trees and hanging plants.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
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That was sort of my language into him, some doorway into him.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2025
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There are only two category C games — Wolves and Sunderland — where tickets are priced between £37 and £60.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Other parts of the package include tax exemptions on such things as sunscreen, insect repellant, tickets to NASCAR championship races, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, life jackets, bicycle helmets and admission to state parks.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
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Entertainment and Amenities Sliding doors reveal a lower deck wrapped in plush cream banquettes—perfect for catching a Croatian sea breeze with a late-night brandy snifter or a fresh morning latte—and a watersports platform.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But, in the end, Berg’s life became proof of a darker truth, one that is newly relevant in the Trump era: doors that swing open can also slam shut.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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No metal detector had been used to screen passengers at the gate.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Sure, humans can adjust and arrive at the park gate at 2 p.m. and learn to be happy about it.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
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The passport issue is just one example of Trump's government-wide rollback of trans rights.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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The State Department did not respond to questions regarding a timetable for when U.S. passport applications would again include X as an option.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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For those coming to the festival on a bike, free bike parking is available on Saturday and Sunday by the festival entrance.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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The Zara lettering can be seen on the façade above the entrance to a branch of the fashion brand in the city center of Nuremberg (Bavaria) on March 6, 2025.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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“Gateway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gateway. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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