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
Through WISeR, doctors and their staff log in to online portals to submit medical records that justify the procedures.
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Darius Tahir,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
It may be tied to your bank accounts, credit cards, email accounts, Apple ID, Google account, medical portals, shopping accounts and password resets.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Keefe Bruyette said Alphabet’s Google is a threat to Zillow and other real estate portals as the tech company’s expansion into real estate advertising increases competitive pressure.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
The attorneys found that foreign nationals may have used third-party donation portals, such as PayPal and Venmo, to bypass ActBlue’s passport documentation requirements.
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Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
The coarser shades of red and orange, illuminated by the setting sun on the western portals, color the side of the basilica that depicts Christ’s Passion.
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Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Writers may submit via only one of the public portals.
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Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
The powerful day — like many of our other portals — has its origins in numerology, as the number six represents a time of unconditional compassion and nurturing.
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Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Not the irony of having a skin-lightening condition (or predilection) while singlehandedly Blackening up the portals of pop music by integrating a music video network that upheld America's racist standard of (in)visibility.
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Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Darius Tahir,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
It may be tied to your bank accounts, credit cards, email accounts, Apple ID, Google account, medical portals, shopping accounts and password resets.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Keefe Bruyette said Alphabet’s Google is a threat to Zillow and other real estate portals as the tech company’s expansion into real estate advertising increases competitive pressure.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
The attorneys found that foreign nationals may have used third-party donation portals, such as PayPal and Venmo, to bypass ActBlue’s passport documentation requirements.
—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
The coarser shades of red and orange, illuminated by the setting sun on the western portals, color the side of the basilica that depicts Christ’s Passion.
—
Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Writers may submit via only one of the public portals.
—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
The powerful day — like many of our other portals — has its origins in numerology, as the number six represents a time of unconditional compassion and nurturing.
—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Not the irony of having a skin-lightening condition (or predilection) while singlehandedly Blackening up the portals of pop music by integrating a music video network that upheld America's racist standard of (in)visibility.
—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portals
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Trump will make a rare trip to Capitol Hill on June 24 to address Senate Republicans behind closed doors.
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French doors at the far end spill open to the garden and pool area, with landscaping courtesy of Sheila Wertimer.
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The project will have a net increase of six gates by relocating two gates to the east side and adding six new gates on the west side.
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World Cup fever is filling the stands at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but just outside the gates, local businesses are seeing the impact up close.
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“Portals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portals. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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