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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After finishing 131st in the FBS in passing last season, the Wolverines signed Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene to compete with Underwood, setting up a bona fide QB battle between a five-star freshman and one of the most experienced players in the transfer portal.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The immediate effect of the birth is to summon the narrator back from the portal and into the physical world, where the manic controversies that absorbed her suddenly feel very small.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
To move Chase or Bilt points to travel partners, log in to your account, navigate to the respective portal, and select the option to transfer.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
To submit a complaint or report an adverse reaction, consumers can visit the FDA's Industry and Consumer Assistance portal.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The immediate effect of the birth is to summon the narrator back from the portal and into the physical world, where the manic controversies that absorbed her suddenly feel very small.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
To move Chase or Bilt points to travel partners, log in to your account, navigate to the respective portal, and select the option to transfer.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
To submit a complaint or report an adverse reaction, consumers can visit the FDA's Industry and Consumer Assistance portal.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for portal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portal
Noun
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The device is a fold-away door on the cabin side of the forward galley.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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South Korea's main National Intelligence Service, in a closed-door parliamentary briefing last year, reported that Ju Ae was being groomed as successor, politicians who attended the meeting said at the time.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Under the previous deal, the bonds were tied up with gate revenues, which took a hit during the pandemic, so the club’s owners — via Lewis — refinanced the loans, incurring a £32m break cost to end the loan sooner than planned.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Back in May, the right wingtip of a United Airlines plane departing a gate collided with the left wingtip of another United plane in San Francisco, according to the FAA.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Portal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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