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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
entrance to the club is by invitation only
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as in to transport
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences
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Recent Examples of entrance
Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Park service jobs can range from collecting entrance fees to cleaning up trash to conducting search-and-rescue missions.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Missoni’s elegant knits have kept me entranced for over 20 years.
—Cora Harrington, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The store stretches across the block, to a second entrance on Rue Molière.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Park service jobs can range from collecting entrance fees to cleaning up trash to conducting search-and-rescue missions.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Eventually Faithfull found an interest in performing in plays and, entranced by Buddy Holly and Joan Baez and Simone de Beauvoir, folk music, and arty café intellectualism as well.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Missoni’s elegant knits have kept me entranced for over 20 years.
—Cora Harrington, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrance
Noun
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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
Noun
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Harley had to stand in a dressing room doorway watching Canadian players skate last Saturday after Shea Theodore was lost with an upper-body injury.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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At the apartment, police found Blue Sr. lying inside a doorway with multiple gunshot wounds, the affidavit said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The suspect began cutting himself once officers responded to the scene and he was transported to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury to his neck, police said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The mise-en-scène of a humble working-class neighborhood in Rome, replete with a sprawling ensemble cast and many extras, convincingly transports viewers into the look and feel of the post-World War II era as Italians try to redefine themselves in the aftermath of fascism.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rose was so selfish to push Jack off the floating door.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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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 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
Verb
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He was carried away by the heavy currents after leaving the vehicle, the coroner’s office told CNN.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Along with the membrane, there is a thermal management system to carry away the heat generated by the fuel cell and, ironically, a lithium battery to store power for peak demand periods.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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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
Verb
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Since 1986, Dolores and Lupe Mendez have been delighting South Siders with soul-satisfying breakfast tacos and other early-morning staples like huevos rancheros.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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The players’ receptiveness to the nickname delights Liam.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Entrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrance. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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