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as in door
the means or right of entering or participating in
the doorway to a life of luxury and leisure
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Recent Examples of doorway
After evacuating the apartment, the officers stand in a doorway.
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Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
The way Lawrence is framed in the doorway through a room gave me the idea to cut to the close-up as the doorway felt like someone’s point of view.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
As the scene unfolds, the orange cat approaches the doorway with measured steps, clearly aware of the kitten's defensive posture.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Install a baby gate in your toddler’s bedroom doorway and at the top of any stairs.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2025
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Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
The way Lawrence is framed in the doorway through a room gave me the idea to cut to the close-up as the doorway felt like someone’s point of view.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
As the scene unfolds, the orange cat approaches the doorway with measured steps, clearly aware of the kitten's defensive posture.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Install a baby gate in your toddler’s bedroom doorway and at the top of any stairs.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorway
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Security camera footage showed the two suspects entering the apartment building at about 4:24 p.m. Monday and going to the door of the apartment, then exiting from a rear staircase at approximately 4:30 p.m., according to the incident report.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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No one came to the door and the witness entered the house through a basement window, NBC affiliate KSHB of Kansas City reported, citing court documents.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Wildcats entered Friday fresh off their second-round win over UCF and came out of the gates strong.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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England and Germany have by far the largest attendance figures, which is reflected in their median gate revenues of 29.1 million euros and 23.7 million euros, respectively.—
Reuters,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Maxar Technologies system that Ukraine previously had access to allows the U.S. government to order commercial images that can be shared freely, as opposed to the highly classified images taken by its top-secret satellites.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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This means Ukrainian forces have now lost access to Maxar satellite imagery, a Ukrainian military source told ABC News as Russia continued to carry out attacks on the country this week.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Just outside the players’ entrance parking lot, a Miami-Dade Police officer on a motorcycle pulled over the Dolphin’s All-Pro wide receiver.—
Charles Rabin and,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Polls released prior to Cuomo's entrance into the race similarly showed him with a lead.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Traffic is at a standstill on the way to an entry point, and Trent stops by a couple’s car and asks for their IDs.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 Mar. 2025
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After several years of requiring visitors to obtain highly coveted advance reservations during peak seasons, this popular California park, which routinely hosts more than half a million people per month during the summer, is indefinitely suspending its timed entry system.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
4 Mar. 2025
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Allies have been cool on -- or outright opposed to -- Ukraine's ambition for rapid NATO accession and subsequent protection under the bloc's Article 5 collective defense clause.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the years following its accession into the World Trade Organization, China was warmly welcomed into global markets, with countries eager to benefit from its manufacturing prowess and seemingly limitless appetite for foreign investment.—
Jude Blanchette,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorway. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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