gateways

noun

plural of gateway
1
as in keys
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
as in doors
the means or right of entering or participating in Denver is the gateway to the West

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3
as in doorways
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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Recent Examples of gateways The work stoppage forced the Germany gateways to suspend container terminal operations. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 One of Buckeye's busiest gateways to Interstate 10 is getting an overhaul. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Turk then points to Iridium’s latest objections to SpaceX’s gigabit Starlink gateways as the company prepares to build dozens across the US. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 American travelers will have new nonstop gateways to the shores of Slovenia’s Lake Bled and the beaches of Ibiza on United Airlines next summer. — Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 Magnets for internal migrants and gateways for immigrants, such places tend toward heterogeneity, with spaces for marginalized communities—a pattern that is not just a characteristic of the modern era. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026 De Niro and the Kaiser Estate were the gateways to the film’s unique structure of simultaneously telling the story of Vito’s ascension and Michael’s descension and the death of the Corleone family his father had built. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 Today, token spending is spread across cloud model providers, AI platform subscriptions, browser plugins, desktop agents, custom connectors and API gateways. — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gateways
  1. keys
  2. doors
  3. doorways
  4. tickets
  5. entrances
  6. gates
  7. passports
  8. accesses
Noun
  • Each stylish design is rated with UPF 50+ sun protection and multiple pockets for your keys, speakers, drinks and beach gear.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Pack a waterproof lanyard A lanyard is the best way to keep tickets and keys secure and in one place.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of keys
Noun
  • Not only did the limited library cards and shirts go fast, the whole rotunda reached legal capacity in just 20 minutes post-doors open time.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The last gasp came when Jerry Lewis Cinema closed its doors in 1996, and the Rockaways went without a commercial indoor theater for the next 25 years.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • These rooms feature clear-width doorways, clear floor space for wheelchair access, and unobstructed paths of travel throughout the room, as well as accessible bathrooms with roll-in showers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Gardeners love to place hyacinths in containers near doorways due to their lovely fragrance.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of doorways
Noun
  • Those tickets must be cashed at a Florida Lottery district office, of which there are nine around the state.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
  • They also are allotted more tickets to the game than the other franchises not hosting (or playing in) the event.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of tickets
Noun
  • Coinciding with monthly high tides, the surf will create the potential for impacts to harbor entrances and channels, as well as coastal properties and roads.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The administration’s 79-page proposal for the 8-acre (3-hectare) park calls for fencing all the way around with larger gates at the north and south entrances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrances
Noun
  • The administration’s 79-page proposal for the 8-acre (3-hectare) park calls for fencing all the way around with larger gates at the north and south entrances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • United passengers flying from select gates at Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal C are now able to pre-order food, drinks and other travel must-haves, such as charging cords or neck pillows, on the airline's mobile app.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gates
Noun
  • Their horses must clear borders, survive long journeys and arrive with passports, vaccinations and paperwork in order.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The brothers also offered to surrender their passports and to be monitored by GPS and home inspections if they're released.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of passports
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

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“Gateways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gateways. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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