portals

plural of portal
as in doors
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 portals Procurement portals generate an enormous volume of opportunities. — Adam Feiner, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Large rooms with picture windows and a rooftop restaurant, Skywalker Grill, provide portals to downtown and the park. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Almost all of the county’s spans use Burr arch trusses and wear the region’s signature combination of barn-red siding and white portals. — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026 Most businesses, government agencies and medical practices have secure portals for online payments. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 That growing reliance on patient portals caught the attention of Mary M. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 With the portals and time travel, the story requires an open mind. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Many credit card issuers have their own portals where users can get access to special events or perks, including American Express. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Smooth plaster tunnels extending from the gallery edges lead you, like portals to another world, to three respite-providing viewing points. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portals
Noun
  • Soleil’s Shimmering Body Oil, bridging makeup and fragrance, is the brand’s top-selling stock-keeping unit in specialty/multi doors.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The drop count — or actual number of bodies through the doors — wound up being 12,166.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • About a year ago, Orvis let THR behind the gates of his impressive Utah compound.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The old terminal’s proximity to the runway meant some gates were limited to smaller planes, such as Southwest’s 137-seat Boeing 737-700.
    — Annita Katee, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Portals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portals. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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