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as in bouts
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
a sudden access of hay fever was making him feel miserable
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as in doors
the means or right of entering or participating in
in the evening the only access to the building is through the side door
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as in penetrates
to go or come in or into
could not access the bank vault because the lock was controlled by a timer
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Recent Examples of accesses
Kevin Cushnie,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
19 June 2026
This suite is reached from a hall off the entry foyer, which also accesses the home’s second half bath.
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James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Greg takes Tommy’s advice and finally accesses his inner Rooster.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
In response, Chief Ryan Kinnan said there is an ongoing audit of who accesses the information.
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Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Memory safety issues occur when software accesses or manipulates memory in an unintended way.
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IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2026
Mind wandering accesses pathways in our minds that have been left idle and are at risk of becoming obsolete.
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Rahul Jandial,
Parents,
18 Jan. 2026
There is also an auditing process to track who accesses the data in the department.
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Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
Alpha accesses shelf depths of up to 60 centimeters.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time).
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Kevin Cushnie,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Aura gathered information through its parental control app that accesses children's and parents' devices and through surveys with parents and children around the country.
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Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
19 June 2026
This suite is reached from a hall off the entry foyer, which also accesses the home’s second half bath.
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James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Greg takes Tommy’s advice and finally accesses his inner Rooster.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
In response, Chief Ryan Kinnan said there is an ongoing audit of who accesses the information.
—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Memory safety issues occur when software accesses or manipulates memory in an unintended way.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2026
Mind wandering accesses pathways in our minds that have been left idle and are at risk of becoming obsolete.
—
Rahul Jandial,
Parents,
18 Jan. 2026
There is also an auditing process to track who accesses the data in the department.
—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
Alpha accesses shelf depths of up to 60 centimeters.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accesses
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Sarah Breeden, deputy governor of the Bank of England, said agentic AI could amplify volatility during bouts of market stress.
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That’s because a parasite called Cyclospora, which can contaminate raw produce and causes ferocious and long-lasting bouts of diarrheal illness, is making people sick across several states.
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When tragedy struck, the couple was at their own cabin, while Brooke and Blair were staying with their grandparents Mike, 77, and Charlene Harber, 75, at a friend's place a couple of doors down.
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As night falls, the doors open and the nearly 5,000 attendees walk in.
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Sunlight penetrates through the glass and bakes your interior.
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Red light at a wavelength of roughly 620–700 nanometers penetrates superficially and targets collagen remodeling and inflammation.
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The British Army also provided protection from attacks by Native American tribes, giving many settlers little reason to support a rebellion.
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Twice in recent days, the United States has launched retaliatory strikes on Iran following drone attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Thirty minutes after gates were meant to open to the free event, small crowds were still waiting outside security entrances as organizers sorted out power outages and moved the last of the construction material out of view.
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These areas often have awkward entrances and lack ventilation, which allows heat to build quickly.
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As the match enters a hydration break, Austria — which has already gone for broke with four substitutions this half — will have to try something different to rally.
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Sudo enters as the dominant force in the women’s division, seeking her 12th victory.
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Counties investigate these cases, and officials acknowledge that fraud exists, but neither the state nor local property appraisers publish verifiable statewide fraud statistics.
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Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.
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Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
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“Accesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accesses. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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