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as in door
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened be sure to latch the gate when you leave so the dog doesn't get out

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as in doorway
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure passed through the gates of the walled city

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as in valve
a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid opens the gate in the lock so the ships can get through the canal

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verb

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Recent Examples of gate
Noun
The heinous practice of crucifixion sent a message to the onlookers outside the gates of the city that the Roman Empire was not to be challenged. Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025 Before his film turns its attention to the family alluded to by its title, director Hur Jin-ho revs out the gate with a case of road rage that ends in murder. David Opie, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
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The Country Club Logo Olympics begin at 7:00 a.m. Monday, when the patron gates open for the week’s first practice round. Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 In contrast to centralized platforms like OpenAI or Google, where access is gated, and development occurs behind closed doors, Bittensor enables global collaboration through an open-source protocol. Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gate
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Noun
  • Remembering how a few crucial opportunities to work on calligraphy and design at a young age prepared him for his career in film, fashion, and painting, Yi Ming hopes to open similar doors for other young artists.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The room previously had minimal furnishings — a table with chairs, a TV, photos of former defense secretaries and a mirror on the back of the door, one source said.
    Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • And yet, there are our two twisted redstone doorways.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Measuring Furniture and Doorways Another pre-move task that people often forget is measuring furniture and doorways.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
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  • Trump then vowed to sign an executive order to open up the water valves in the area.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • All power has been shut off in the area, along with the gas valves on either side of the broken gas line, Hopkins said.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • Long before its demolition, the city had fenced off part of the nearby sidewalk because debris had fallen off the tower and landed near people walking their dogs.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Not long after, states began requiring all private swimming pools to be fenced, which led deaths to fall and has since been adopted nationwide.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2025
  • In the event of a nuclear attack, traffic would halt, and instead civilians would stream in, sealing off the tunnel entrances with the aid of four concrete doors 1.5 meters thick and capable of withstanding a nuclear detonation at a distance of 1 kilometer.
    Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Gate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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