as in door
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
the main portal to the estate is an elaborate wrought iron gate on the side facing the road
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Recent Examples of portal
In this era of college football, roster retention and the transfer portal are significant expenses.
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 31 July 2025
With the transfer portal, Fischer said, their technology can help previously unrecruited players or players with little or no playing time.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
But be sure to follow those golden rules when connecting:
Disable auto-connection to public or unknown WiFi networks
Do not download any software or provide any data other than an email address into a captive portal that gate-keeps your access to a WiFi network.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
It’s also updated in real-time throughout the year and its data is gathered by close monitoring of individual governments’ portals.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 31 July 2025
With the transfer portal, Fischer said, their technology can help previously unrecruited players or players with little or no playing time.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
But be sure to follow those golden rules when connecting:
Disable auto-connection to public or unknown WiFi networks
Do not download any software or provide any data other than an email address into a captive portal that gate-keeps your access to a WiFi network.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
It’s also updated in real-time throughout the year and its data is gathered by close monitoring of individual governments’ portals.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for portal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portal
Noun
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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
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Fester and Wednesday use the chaos as a distraction to reach the maintenance door where Gus said Lois was being kept.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And despite signs of a slowing economy (the gate agent announced there were 58 empty seats on our Southwest flight), the rideshare lot was packed.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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General admission on-site parking: All general admission traffic will enter and exit through the Cox Road gate and turn onto Voice of America Park Drive.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Portal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portal. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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