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as in key
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job
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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
Denver is the gateway to the West
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Recent Examples of gateway
With the gateway model, the central team can manage all aspects of the telemetry data management using the gateway collectors.
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Dinesh Gurumurthy, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Astana International Financial Center governor Kazakhstan aims to be the gateway for trade between the East and the West, said Renat Bekturov, governor of the Astana International Financial Center.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Its twin gateway, the Port of Long Beach, is now expecting a more than 10-percent drop-off in imports, according to CEO Mario Cordero.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
Millions - possibly even billions - of people have since heard that short start-up chime—which represented a gateway to a promising technological future.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
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Dinesh Gurumurthy, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Astana International Financial Center governor Kazakhstan aims to be the gateway for trade between the East and the West, said Renat Bekturov, governor of the Astana International Financial Center.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Its twin gateway, the Port of Long Beach, is now expecting a more than 10-percent drop-off in imports, according to CEO Mario Cordero.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
Millions - possibly even billions - of people have since heard that short start-up chime—which represented a gateway to a promising technological future.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gateway
Noun
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My apartment key weighed heavier than the betrayal in my chest.—
David Lee Condrey,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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As such, Ono predicts that nurturing creativity in higher education will be a key in keeping mathematics going for future generations.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
6 June 2025
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The task has been made more challenging by the fact that U.S. curbs not only inhibit China’s access to the world’s most advanced chips, but also restrict availing technology vital for creating an AI chip ecosystem.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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In prehistoric times, people of course had no access to such luxuries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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Hood’s son is standing in the doorway, watching the assault of his mother.—
Malcolm Gladwell,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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And my conversations with Moni kind of opened that attic doorway to go like, Oh my God, look at this dusty old box.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
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Her dad bought the winning ticket from the East Boston Corner Market in East Boston, according to the lottery.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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In a break from recent years, neither event is raising its starting ticket price this year.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Entertainment and Amenities Sliding doors reveal a lower deck wrapped in plush cream banquettes—perfect for catching a Croatian sea breeze with a late-night brandy snifter or a fresh morning latte—and a watersports platform.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But, in the end, Berg’s life became proof of a darker truth, one that is newly relevant in the Trump era: doors that swing open can also slam shut.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Stock image: Airline passengers standing their suitcases while being checked by flight staff at a departure gate.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Sure, humans can adjust and arrive at the park gate at 2 p.m. and learn to be happy about it.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
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Full ban on entry Partial ban on entry Notes: Exceptions will be made for lawful U.S. permanent residents, specific visa holders from Afghanistan and Iran, adoptions, dual nationals traveling on passports from unrestricted countries and athletic teams traveling for the World Cup or the Olympics.—
Jocelyn Shek,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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On May 7, travelers were required to present a REAL ID or a U.S. passport to board a domestic flight or access certain federal facilities, according to information from the DMV.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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For those coming to the festival on a bike, free bike parking is available on Saturday and Sunday by the festival entrance.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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The Zara lettering can be seen on the façade above the entrance to a branch of the fashion brand in the city center of Nuremberg (Bavaria) on March 6, 2025.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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“Gateway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gateway. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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