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as in gate
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
we locked the door to the room so that no one could get in
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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
education unlocks the door to advancement
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Recent Examples of door
Schneider was ejected and made the long walk through the outfield and though the door in the fence, leading to the clubhouse.
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Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
After receiving an alert on her phone at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Mason began lining her back door with blankets to stop any water from seeping in.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Large pivoting glass doors open seamlessly to the outdoors.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
These beautiful housemates must sleep around, vote each other out and win challenges for luxury rewards as well as communal necessities (see: a front door).
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
After receiving an alert on her phone at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Mason began lining her back door with blankets to stop any water from seeping in.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Large pivoting glass doors open seamlessly to the outdoors.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
These beautiful housemates must sleep around, vote each other out and win challenges for luxury rewards as well as communal necessities (see: a front door).
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for door
Recent Examples of Synonyms for door
Noun
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Next, the 20-year-old PGA Tour winner is expected to tee it up next at the Genesis Scottish Open, but this sudden WD has certainly opened the gates for more questions than answers.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Within the iron gates, Friday night card parties and fish fries set to the soundtrack of jazz and R&B music cultivated a sense of community and resilience.—
Martie Bowser,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Like Jim Carrey leaving Seahaven, Cudi ascends into the clouds through a doorway in the sky on the cover of his project.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 July 2025
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Jackson took me down through a small doorway into a large room with an earthen floor.—
Alann B. Steen,
Outdoor Life,
10 July 2025
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The fire is burning in the footprint of the 2014 Man Fire in brush with numerous snags and is in difficult country with access issues.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 July 2025
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What's included Digital plans Digital + Print Daily digital access Android and IOS apps Subscriber-exclusive content Digital subscription to share The eNewspaper — a digital replica of the print newspaper.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
6 July 2025
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For all the culinary bells and whistles at Bateleur, our favorite food and drink moment was the simplest: the pots of piping-hot tea and coffee delivered by our butler through a hatch at the side of our tent in the pre-dawn darkness, to wake us up in time for a safari.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Louvers in the rakish glass hatch instantly recall the classic split-window Sting Ray of 1963, the one-year-only styling created by GM designer Larry Shinoda, the son of Japanese immigrants.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
25 June 2025
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Wreath in shape of football jerseys are displayed at the entrance of the cemetery after the funeral ceremony of Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva in Gondomar, on the outskirts of Porto, on July 5, 2025.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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The victim was standing outside the entrance of Public School 174, the Dumont School, on Dumont Ave. near Williams Ave.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Update your entries in Wikidata, Crunchbase, Google Business and industry directories.—
Don Dodds,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Additionally, fans who purchase these packages will have dedicated security checkpoints for stadium entry.—
Pete Grathoff
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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As Pentagon leaders see it, the key is to get unmanned systems ready to go immediately.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The Perfect Warm-Up: Ezra Collective Brings the Fire Brit Award and Mercury Prize winning British band Ezra Collective set the stage for Stevie Wonder with an energy-filled, all guns blazing performance full of magical keys, sublime saxophone and dazzling drumming.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Recent bilateral defense agreements with all five Nordic countries and the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, in 2023 and 2024, respectively, have strengthened collective defense in the Arctic.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The King's cousins Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince Richard's wife, Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, also stepped out on the terrace of the royal residence and have supported the King at every Trooping since his accession in September 2022.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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“Door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/door. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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