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
Some, according to the state portal, have already voted early in this year’s election.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Pop culture didn’t have much of a hold on us yet, and reading, to me, was not so much an escape as a portal.
—Literary Hub
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Some people were directed to an online loan portal where their personal information could be processed.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Each collection has been a portal into a larger universe, where garments become storytelling devices, where music, film, and culture meet fashion on equal footing.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Pop culture didn’t have much of a hold on us yet, and reading, to me, was not so much an escape as a portal.
—Literary Hub
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Some people were directed to an online loan portal where their personal information could be processed.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Each collection has been a portal into a larger universe, where garments become storytelling devices, where music, film, and culture meet fashion on equal footing.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for portal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portal
Noun
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Togg announced the European launch of its T10X electric SUV, and unveiled the T10F, an electric five-door sedan.—
Bernadette Baum,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Elijah Ming, 34, and an officer with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, approached the front door, and a man inside the home allegedly fired at the two.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At lunch hour, Michèle meets her friend Danielle (Joëlle Marlier) outside the school gate.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the protests quickly spiraled out of control when some of the protesters surged towards the parliament building and began climbing up the gate, clashing with police.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Portal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portal. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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