as in doors
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
the main portal to the estate is an elaborate wrought iron gate on the side facing the road
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Recent Examples of portals
Along with this change, the runaway use of transfer portals, major conference consolidation and realignment, and changes in national tournaments will likely continue.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
There are plenty of gadgets to use that have different, cartoonish effects on enemies, and jumping through portals to instantaneously travel across the levels never gets old.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The Doctor has parked the TARDIS inside the key plot device of this episode, the Time Hotel, which allows guests to stay in rooms that are portals to different moments throughout history.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Trev hands the case off to the hotel manager, a Silurian who has full access to all rooms/time portals, who then brings it to new guest Joy, played by Coughlan.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Dec. 2024
Use patient portals provided by health care providers to access your medical records online.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Over time, customer-service representatives were replaced with online portals and overseas call centers, resulting in a crushing sense of defeat among the clinicians and patients seeking reimbursement.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition, things like VR technology, open and closed high-density portals, thermal nuclear energy, vaults, variable gravity, use of laser technology, and being tech-savvy are celebrated.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
Acceptable transmission methods include email, electronic interfaces, or download portals.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
There are plenty of gadgets to use that have different, cartoonish effects on enemies, and jumping through portals to instantaneously travel across the levels never gets old.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The Doctor has parked the TARDIS inside the key plot device of this episode, the Time Hotel, which allows guests to stay in rooms that are portals to different moments throughout history.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Trev hands the case off to the hotel manager, a Silurian who has full access to all rooms/time portals, who then brings it to new guest Joy, played by Coughlan.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Dec. 2024
Use patient portals provided by health care providers to access your medical records online.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Over time, customer-service representatives were replaced with online portals and overseas call centers, resulting in a crushing sense of defeat among the clinicians and patients seeking reimbursement.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition, things like VR technology, open and closed high-density portals, thermal nuclear energy, vaults, variable gravity, use of laser technology, and being tech-savvy are celebrated.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
Acceptable transmission methods include email, electronic interfaces, or download portals.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Portals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portals. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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