Thesaurus results for PORTALS

portals

noun

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 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 The indoor-outdoor space, playfully dubbed the Galactic Deck, is one of many otherworldly touches at the dazzling five-story office, where managers meet on meditation chairs, murals depict cosmic portals, and floors have names like Conscious Creators and Energy Engineers. —

Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026 More recently, DVDs have been phased out as awards season FYC screeners are now distributed via digital portals, and films are submitted to festivals via platforms like FilmFreeway. —

Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026 Similar portals are a convenient way of getting from point A to point B in the spacetime continuum, and a riff on the notion of wormholes/Einstein-Rosen Bridges. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026 Dear Everything offers an antidote — the voices of visionary youth, powerful storytelling, inspirational music, and a deep devotion that opens portals to other realms. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026 Reset Hotel in Joshua Tree turns shipping containers into portals for deep-sky stargazing. —

Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026 Maryland’s judiciary will consolidate its Case Search and Record Search platforms on March 14, combining the two portals while keeping the same level of public access to court records. —

Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026 The evidence obtained through those portals in connection to Good and Pretti's killings is now in the hands of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which is interviewing witnesses and building a case file that will be turned over to county prosecutors, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported. —

Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 2 Mar. 2026

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Noun

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
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