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Noun
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His stomach dropped as the trapdoor opened beneath him, plunging him into a void of air.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025 -
The gas would fill a box that was divided in two by a wall with a trapdoor.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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The entrance to the car park even passes under a portcullis and guests’ bags go through an X-ray machine hidden in the rock-face.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.—
Katherine Clarke,
WSJ,
3 Mar. 2022
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Textile composite’s on-demand dimpling The textile composite’s on-demand dimpling is the result of a lattice pattern.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Oct. 2025
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All this is wrapped in a soft body made of custom 3D lattice polymer structures and wrapped in machine washable fabric.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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Before her five-wicket haul, Sharma (58) posted her third half-century of the tournament to help India reached the second highest total in a World Cup final after Australia’s 356-5 against England in 2022.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the series opener, New Zealand’s spinners dominated conditions, with Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner combining for five wickets to seal the victory.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Matilda, a recent high school graduate, has grown up with a flighty mother and a revolving door of homes.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The show consisted of Dyrdek welcoming a revolving door of guest panelists to watch and comment on viral clips.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The front of the house features double doors and two floor-to-ceiling windows to bring in as much natural light as possible.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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Prefab Customizable Tiny Home This cabin-style tiny home is easy to set up and primed to let in gorgeous natural light with a glass double door entrance and a number of windows surrounding the house.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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According to Costa, a preliminary investigation found that the victim was delivering mail to the residence when a 5-year-old pit bull forced the storm door open and attacked him.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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Ralph rang the bell and when the door opened, Lester, who is white, fired a handgun at him through the glass of the storm door, per a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Postern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postern. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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