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
Miller mentioned Anton Bonke, who recently entered the transfer portal, speaking about a brief interaction with the 7-foot-2 center.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Pundits say college basketball Cinderellas are dead and that NIL and the transfer portal are guilty of their demise.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
For most programs, losing that type of production would signal the need to go big-game hunting in the portal, but TCU signed only one true linebacker with the addition of Virginia Tech transfer Michael Short.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The standout guard from Oakland is entering the transfer portal, joining teammate Paulius Murauskas, who announced on Tuesday that he was headed to the portal.
—Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Pundits say college basketball Cinderellas are dead and that NIL and the transfer portal are guilty of their demise.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
For most programs, losing that type of production would signal the need to go big-game hunting in the portal, but TCU signed only one true linebacker with the addition of Virginia Tech transfer Michael Short.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The standout guard from Oakland is entering the transfer portal, joining teammate Paulius Murauskas, who announced on Tuesday that he was headed to the portal.
—Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portal
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True was in her office inside the restaurant shortly after the lunch rush Monday afternoon when a customer came in and said the Chinese restaurant a couple doors down was on fire.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The spectacle was sufficiently embarrassing that the Prime Minister decreed within a week that executions would theretofore be hidden behind prison doors.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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But since this is a Precinct 4 issue, the burden will likely fall on Ramirez to find a legally viable solution, which could include either making this portion of Billings Road private or compelling the La Cantera HOA to remove its gate and designate all the roads inside the neighborhood as public.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once the software confirms their identity, a gate opens to take passengers directly to the physical screening process.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Portal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portal. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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