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
The heroine learns of rifts that have opened throughout the kingdom of Hyrule, with citizens being taken through these portals — and Link, who is missing, may be one of them.
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Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Featuring fantastical artifacts and remnants of the otherworldly portals, travelers can score Cosmic Plushies, Creature Feature Water Bottles, and even Cozy Noodle blankets, plus exclusive Meow Wolf apparel including t-shirts and hoodies.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the portals are a welcome travel feature, as is the ability to access companions’ special powersets from an open menu.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
Among those sightings, coyotes were observed squeezing between the wall posts 11 times, passing through the small wildlife portals 195 times, and crossing under vehicle barriers 109 times.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
Before entering this town, people see a fallen tree blocking the road surrounded by ravens—a bird associated with other realms, and sometimes guardians of portals to other worlds, including faerieland.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Search supervision forces Safe Search in popular search portals, and logs search terms.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
Only 13 of these wildlife portals exist in the study area stretching 102 miles, and they are bunched around San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge east of Douglas and the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area southeast of Sierra Vista.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
Scientists have suggested that dreams sometimes act as portals to alternate realities, connecting a person to another version of themselves in a parallel world.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Featuring fantastical artifacts and remnants of the otherworldly portals, travelers can score Cosmic Plushies, Creature Feature Water Bottles, and even Cozy Noodle blankets, plus exclusive Meow Wolf apparel including t-shirts and hoodies.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the portals are a welcome travel feature, as is the ability to access companions’ special powersets from an open menu.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
Among those sightings, coyotes were observed squeezing between the wall posts 11 times, passing through the small wildlife portals 195 times, and crossing under vehicle barriers 109 times.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
Before entering this town, people see a fallen tree blocking the road surrounded by ravens—a bird associated with other realms, and sometimes guardians of portals to other worlds, including faerieland.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Search supervision forces Safe Search in popular search portals, and logs search terms.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
Only 13 of these wildlife portals exist in the study area stretching 102 miles, and they are bunched around San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge east of Douglas and the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area southeast of Sierra Vista.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
Scientists have suggested that dreams sometimes act as portals to alternate realities, connecting a person to another version of themselves in a parallel world.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Portals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portals. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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