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as in key
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job
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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
Denver is the gateway to the West
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Recent Examples of gateway
Poplar Bluff, Missouri As the gateway to the Ozarks, this small southeast Missouri town is a haven for nature enthusiasts.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
For her, language isn't merely a tool for communication but a gateway to connection.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Play opens up a gateway for touch between you and your partner.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
Local Intel: What to Know About Hocking Hills Hocking Hills’ main gateway towns, Lancaster and Logan, are 25 and 20 minutes away, respectively.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
For her, language isn't merely a tool for communication but a gateway to connection.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Play opens up a gateway for touch between you and your partner.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
Local Intel: What to Know About Hocking Hills Hocking Hills’ main gateway towns, Lancaster and Logan, are 25 and 20 minutes away, respectively.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gateway
Noun
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The keyboard and trackpad are great as usual: backlit keys, over 1mm of travel, large trackpad that can be tapped or clicked anywhere, with tremendous haptic feedback.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Experts say the key is consistency and any movement is better than none.—
Laura Hensley,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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Without these partnerships, nursing homes and our public hospitals would have been deprived of essential federal funding that has undoubtedly protected local access to care at no cost to the state.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Segmentation and dynamic routing are components of this approach and enable security teams to manage network paths and access permissions in real time based on the context of the user and device.—
Chaim Mazal,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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That’s because his PS Lounge bar shares a doorway with Enzo, and the two businesses can service each other’s customers that way.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2025
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Video of the crash showed a silver Subaru backing into the business via a doorway before making a turn and driving out via another doorway.—
Bill Feather,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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With more auditions to come, only time will tell if King got the coveted ticket to Hollywood to continue in the competition.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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Only one other team, the Houston Astros, offers a median price for Opening Day tickets above $300 – placing both Texas teams in the top four on the Gametime chart.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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As the countdown to Opening Day gets to single digits, the timing could open the door for the man who came through the left-field bullpen door after Abbott, Carson Spiers.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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But South Korea’s recent designation may mean that the door on that goal has closed.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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The monitoring group said the money paid for vehicles, drones, cameras, generators, electric gates, light poles, solar panels and fences.—
Nada Bashir,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Those bonds were linked to gate revenues, which nosedived due to the pandemic.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Between the lines: Many Americans who fear being targeted by Trump are urgently seeking other passports, Lesperance says.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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Morris is expected to turn himself in there Monday and surrender his passport.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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The bearded man with red hair is seen in the footage taken in the Khalil home and at the entrance of Pine village.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Participants should meet at the picnic tables at the front entrance.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Gateway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gateway. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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