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as in gate
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure he stood in the doorway until we finally invited him in

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Recent Examples of doorway Avalon residents have been documenting cracks appearing around doorways, at the entrance to elevators, and along staircases, with visible gaps between the walls and the floor, Lawler told The Bergen Record. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025 But today, browsers have become the doorway to modern applications, connecting to services, managing complex workflows and accessing your most sensitive data. Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 In the next scene, she is seen cutting a large board panel elsewhere in her home before she's later shown painting the edges of the cupboard's arched doorway. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 Roche used the approach in her foyer, hanging wallpaper and doorway curtains in the same painterly stripe. Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doorway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorway
Noun
  • YoungBoy Never Broke Again should be expecting a knock on his door and a fresh batch of homemade cookies some time real soon.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Among the rest of the cast, Omar Miller is excellent as Cornbread, a sharecropper who works the door of the club, and Li Jun Li as Grace, part of the Chinese couple (with Yao as Bo Chow) who run the grocery stores for both the poor and the rich in town.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement The message was clear: Nobody is above the law, not even a popular presidential contender who stood at the gates of power.
    Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Sanders does at least seem like a potential starter out of the gates and is less developmental than the rest of the quarterback class besides Cam Ward.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout the night, Booker read letters from constituents worried about losing access to affordable health care, emphasizing that these concerns were not abstract but deeply personal for millions of people.
    Nik Popli, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
  • As of February 3, there are two locations to obtain access passes for residents and authorized contractors to enter the Palisades.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Minecraft actor and Tenacious D rocker, 55, made his grand entrance on Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show by walking through the studio audience while shredding on a pixelated guitar.
    EW.com, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • An antique fireplace sits in a little room near the right of the front entrance.
    Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In my view, AI could help tear down barriers to entry such as socioeconomic status and geographic location to provide quality experiences to all students.
    Michael Hansen, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • What To Know The Ukrainian president told a press briefing on Friday that Kyiv had received a draft agreement on its valuable resources from the U.S. But a Ukrainian media outlet said the deal may go against the economic sovereignty required for Kyiv's EU accession.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • After their eldest daughter's big day, the King and Queen will hit the road again to go to Japan from April 23 to April 25 for an accession visit.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025

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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorway. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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