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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
With 3 Historic Homes Just Listed for $42.5 Million
Stone flooring trails down a hallway that opens into the bedrooms through pocket doors fitted with Italian hardware.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
No one is exactly banging down the doors of Barack Obama, whose braintrust joined the Harris effort and have since joined the pile-on, let alone Bill or Hillary Clinton.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Look no further than these subtle-to-bold Coach bag styling ideas, which are bound to get you out the door and into the spotlight in no time.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Treehouse Silicon Valley — California Where it’s located: Treehouse Silicon Valley will open its doors in Sunnyvale, a part of the Bay Area known for lots of business travel but perhaps not lots of charming boutique hotels.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
No one is exactly banging down the doors of Barack Obama, whose braintrust joined the Harris effort and have since joined the pile-on, let alone Bill or Hillary Clinton.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Look no further than these subtle-to-bold Coach bag styling ideas, which are bound to get you out the door and into the spotlight in no time.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Treehouse Silicon Valley — California Where it’s located: Treehouse Silicon Valley will open its doors in Sunnyvale, a part of the Bay Area known for lots of business travel but perhaps not lots of charming boutique hotels.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for door
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Before dawn, bewildered residents drove near military installations around the capital, noting that no soldiers appeared to be manning the gates and that posts seemed abandoned.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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When a customs officer reached into Soto-Morando's truck to stop him from leaving, Soto-Morando propelled toward the gate and crashed into a pillar on the United States side, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Hang it in doorways to create a kissing spot or a great place for customers to take selfies in your store.Jackie Nance-Sons, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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No one gave him a talk on how to react when people stare at him walking through an airport or dropping his head to get through a doorway.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
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Please consider a subscription to get unlimited digital access.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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Jackson has to scale a narrow, metal ladder inside the turbine and pull herself through a hatch at the top to access the turbine’s nacelle, which sits atop the tower and contains the machine’s main parts.Morgan Smith, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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The odor that caused the cosmonauts to close the hatch hasn’t been publicly identified yet, but the incident sounds like the start of a sci-fi story.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Venus’ entrance to Aquarius intensifies your dating life!USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Conventional wisdom suggested this entrance was unfashionably late.Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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This foundation not only revolutionized the company’s entry into banking but also established a virtuous cycle where better data drives better analytics, which in turn enhances customer interactions and generates more data.Peter High, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Genesis, the South Korean luxury automotive brand, has announced its ambitious entry into the 2026 World Endurance Championship with its new Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The key lies not in fighting the block head-on, but in finding new pathways around it.JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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The key would be not fully enclosing the track giving emissions and sound a place to go.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Police Arrests Anti-Russian Protesters After Demonstrations Turn Violent By Shannon McDonagh Freelance News Reporter 5 Protests in Tbilisi have entered their 11th consecutive day, with tens of thousands rallying against the Georgian Dream party's suspension of European Union accession talks.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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One idea that has been floated is to invite Ukraine to begin the NATO accession process before the war ends.Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/door. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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