sliding door
noun
: a door that opens and closes by sliding sideways instead of by swinging on hinges
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Watching the body-camera footage released by police shows a woman with what looks like at least one large chef’s knife in hand while opening a glass sliding door from the single-family home’s patio.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Downstairs is the bedroom with an en suite renovated bathroom and a walk-in closet, plus another sliding door that leads out to a private patio.
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Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
29 June 2026
The video began with a view of a sliding door with a painting of a flag, a patriotic banner, and white, red, and blue ribbon hanging on the doorway.
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Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Additionally, from the kitchen, a wooden barn-style sliding door offers access to the bathroom.
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New Atlas,
23 June 2026
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Downstairs is the bedroom with an en suite renovated bathroom and a walk-in closet, plus another sliding door that leads out to a private patio.
—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
29 June 2026
The video began with a view of a sliding door with a painting of a flag, a patriotic banner, and white, red, and blue ribbon hanging on the doorway.
—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Additionally, from the kitchen, a wooden barn-style sliding door offers access to the bathroom.
—
New Atlas,
23 June 2026
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“Sliding door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliding%20door. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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