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
Google users can now compose and read these E2EE messages natively within the Gmail app on Android and iOS, with no need to download extra apps or use separate mail portals.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
With over 20 interactive portals through the years 1763 to 1789, visitors can take deep-dives into moments of revolutionary history.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Building on the bones of Detroit techno and electro, his best records are hallucinogenic portals into worlds made out of 8-bit textures, rusty bleeps, and the occasional forlorn piano or sandpapery vocal sample.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
At workplaces all over Southeast Asia, bright-eyed new employees are getting walked through wellness perks and portals.
—Alice Williams, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
While some of the uptick is due to greater sensitivity to errors, the reporting agencies claim credit repair companies and other third parties are clogging their portals.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Ancient Mayans later believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Ancient Mayans believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
There are plenty of picture-perfect spots through viewing portals cut into the stone of the tunnels and on the Upper Observation Deck.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
With over 20 interactive portals through the years 1763 to 1789, visitors can take deep-dives into moments of revolutionary history.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Building on the bones of Detroit techno and electro, his best records are hallucinogenic portals into worlds made out of 8-bit textures, rusty bleeps, and the occasional forlorn piano or sandpapery vocal sample.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
At workplaces all over Southeast Asia, bright-eyed new employees are getting walked through wellness perks and portals.
—Alice Williams, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
While some of the uptick is due to greater sensitivity to errors, the reporting agencies claim credit repair companies and other third parties are clogging their portals.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Ancient Mayans later believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Ancient Mayans believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
There are plenty of picture-perfect spots through viewing portals cut into the stone of the tunnels and on the Upper Observation Deck.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portals
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Investigators allege the suspect later went to OpenAI headquarters, where surveillance video captured him throwing a chair at the building’s glass doors.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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About 75% of Flower Shop’s beer production will go out the doors through distribution, Sabo said.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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Saturday afternoon’s open practice ushered in Charlotte’s final week of spring ball, as the gates of Jerry Richardson Stadium swung open to give fans their first close look at Tim Albin’s second-year roster.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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As far back as 2019, regulars warned about cracked concrete and damaged retaining walls and gates that could help the dam manage flooding, records show.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Portals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portals. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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