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
Most people have experienced the maddening grind of trying to fix a billing mistake, appeal an insurance decision or schedule a medical appointment, only to be pulled into a maze of forms, portals and hold music.
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Nitin Ware, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
That list includes developer platforms, cloud service dashboards, social media sites and adult content portals.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Daniel Lopatin doesn’t score the Safdie brothers’ movies so much as open portals in them.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
Internal Business Tools The platform is robust enough to create secure CRMs, inventory management systems, and employee portals.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
In 2025, several manufacturers offered to sell medications directly to patients on websites and patient portals at cash prices.
—Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
But some analysts see Google's testing as a longer-term headwind to Zillow and other online real estate portals.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
The ground level has a European oak floor, wooden portals, rooms with varied heights and finishes, and a sculptural wood staircase to the second level.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
City officials are completing permitting and logistical details with San Diego Gas & Electric to install 750 to 800 charging portals at 59 locations — 20 library branches and 39 pools or recreation centers.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Nitin Ware, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
That list includes developer platforms, cloud service dashboards, social media sites and adult content portals.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Daniel Lopatin doesn’t score the Safdie brothers’ movies so much as open portals in them.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
Internal Business Tools The platform is robust enough to create secure CRMs, inventory management systems, and employee portals.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
In 2025, several manufacturers offered to sell medications directly to patients on websites and patient portals at cash prices.
—Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
But some analysts see Google's testing as a longer-term headwind to Zillow and other online real estate portals.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
The ground level has a European oak floor, wooden portals, rooms with varied heights and finishes, and a sculptural wood staircase to the second level.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
City officials are completing permitting and logistical details with San Diego Gas & Electric to install 750 to 800 charging portals at 59 locations — 20 library branches and 39 pools or recreation centers.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portals
Noun
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January 20 – February 18 You’re allowed to close your doors — not forever, but for the moment.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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The installments were supposed to be used for various projects, including a $30,000 payment for windows and doors.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Minneapolis police and deputies with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office are still on the scene for crowd control measures, and metal gates have been set up to keep protesters at bay.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This week, operators at Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the United States, which holds back California’s second-largest reservoir, opened the spillway gates and began releasing billions of gallons of water down the massive concrete spillway into the Feather River below.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Portals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portals. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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