as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
with limited ingress and egress to the freeway, the stadium is the frequent scene of bottlenecks
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Recent Examples of ingress
The whole point of this design is not just to make ingress/egress easier for a rider.
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New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
Its smaller size makes the Gallardo easier to use on real-world roads, while conventional doors—rather than unwieldy scissor-style contraptions—allow normal ingress/egress, and once inside, even tall drivers can see and function with relative ease.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
This created ingress and egress challenges for patrons with limited mobility, especially wheelchair users.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
For homeowners with existing vinyl or laminate, there’s likely no need for immediate replacement if there are no signs of water ingress.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
Its smaller size makes the Gallardo easier to use on real-world roads, while conventional doors—rather than unwieldy scissor-style contraptions—allow normal ingress/egress, and once inside, even tall drivers can see and function with relative ease.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
This created ingress and egress challenges for patrons with limited mobility, especially wheelchair users.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
For homeowners with existing vinyl or laminate, there’s likely no need for immediate replacement if there are no signs of water ingress.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ingress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingress
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The Trust for Public Land releases a yearly ranking of major cities in the US based on their residents’ access to public recreation areas – the city of Los Angeles ranks an embarrassing 90th, highlighting that access is undoubtedly a concern.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Social media companies have removed access to millions of accounts belonging to children in Australia in the first month since the country’s historic ban took effect, requiring platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok to identify and deactivate users under the age 16.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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John Lewis, Calleja’s stepfather, previously said that before his stepson vanished, he was denied entry to a nightclub and tried to return to his residence, according to the Manchester Evening News and ITV.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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When an agent attempted to open the drivers side door of the vehicle, Good put the vehicle into reverse before putting it into drive, according to CBS.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The committee has called on state officials to testify in closed-door, transcribed interviews, while requesting suspicious activity reports from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, along with a staff-level briefing from the Justice Department.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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As of Monday evening, some entrances to the mall had been blocked by chainlink fences.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Other features include an entrance plaza, a new seventy-four-seat forum, an enlarged seventh-floor sky room, and three new elevators, to improve circulation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Jan. 2026
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The following year, after the Queen's death and Charles' accession to the throne, William and Kate were added back to the schedule as the new Prince and Princess of Wales.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Beijing ups global trade push by designating new duty-free island Beijing designated an island with an economy comparable to a small European nation as a distinct customs zone, part of efforts to drive commerce and seed China’s targeted accession to a trans-Pacific trade pact.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Ingress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingress. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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