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as in keys
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 doors
the means or right of entering or participating in
Denver is the gateway to the West
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Recent Examples of gateways
Cortina d’Ampezzo is perched in the Veneto region and can be reached from several major gateways, including Venice and Milan, by train or car.
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Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
China’s Hong Kong and Macau affairs office issued a scathing criticism of the Panama Supreme Court’s ruling that CK Hutchison’s contract to operate two Panama Canal-adjacent ports is unconstitutional—further ramping up international rhetoric surrounding the future of the gateways.
—Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
The campaign mischaracterizes facts about same-sex parenting through California cases designed to maximize outrage, while specifically targeting in vitro fertilization and surrogacy as purported gateways to promoting LGBTQ+ families.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Top American universities that serve as gateways to leadership could both broaden access and strengthen meritocratic norms in admissions by focusing more heavily on indicators of academic potential and reducing preferences that primarily track family income.
—Raj Chetty, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Cushman & Wakefield executives Brian Lagomarsino and Chad Arnold are seeking tenants for the building, which is at one of the key gateways into downtown Walnut Creek and the BART station area.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Baltimore winter storm preparations In Baltimore, the Department of Transportation is pretreating city gateways, bridges, hills, and overpasses, as well as on and off ramps to I-83 and MD 295, starting on Friday.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Merced Merced is often known as one of the gateways to Yosemite since the national park sits less than two hours away.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
The system unintentionally incentivizes crisis and criminalization as gateways to care.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
China’s Hong Kong and Macau affairs office issued a scathing criticism of the Panama Supreme Court’s ruling that CK Hutchison’s contract to operate two Panama Canal-adjacent ports is unconstitutional—further ramping up international rhetoric surrounding the future of the gateways.
—Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
The campaign mischaracterizes facts about same-sex parenting through California cases designed to maximize outrage, while specifically targeting in vitro fertilization and surrogacy as purported gateways to promoting LGBTQ+ families.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Top American universities that serve as gateways to leadership could both broaden access and strengthen meritocratic norms in admissions by focusing more heavily on indicators of academic potential and reducing preferences that primarily track family income.
—Raj Chetty, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Cushman & Wakefield executives Brian Lagomarsino and Chad Arnold are seeking tenants for the building, which is at one of the key gateways into downtown Walnut Creek and the BART station area.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Baltimore winter storm preparations In Baltimore, the Department of Transportation is pretreating city gateways, bridges, hills, and overpasses, as well as on and off ramps to I-83 and MD 295, starting on Friday.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Merced Merced is often known as one of the gateways to Yosemite since the national park sits less than two hours away.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
The system unintentionally incentivizes crisis and criminalization as gateways to care.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gateways
Noun
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Her employee badge, keys and computer were confiscated, according to the memo.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Music lovers have gone so far as to assign feelings to the keys that songs are played in.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These wooden beds are painted a shade of teal that echoes the doors on the outbuilding and matches the surrounding fence and gates to tie the entire space together.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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Or hold a burning incense stick around the windows and doors, and watch for any abnormal smoke movement.—
Michelle Ullman,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
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The living room is anchored by a soaring stone fireplace, which is mirrored in the stone doorways throughout, while the kitchen, framed by large windows that look out on the snowy landscape, includes a banquette for casual meals.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2026
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Full of enticing design elements inside and out, the 5,608-square-foot home might have wooed buyers the most with its statement-making fireplaces, lovely wallpapers and tiles, or charming arched doorways and windows.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Miami placed first with 250 winning tickets and Orlando third with 188.—
Scott Butler,
Florida Times-Union,
10 Feb. 2026
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Being here, paying however many thousands for tickets and airfare and all the related costs, is for something else.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Judges evaluate how well the element is performed, looking for intricate entrances before the take-off, a clean landing on one foot, height, distance and fully completed rotations while the skater is in the air.—
Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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That outlaws modifications to the home itself, including extra parking or sewer capacity, fire sprinklers, additional entrances or exits, or upgrades to meet current building codes.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Parallel giant slalom requires speed and precision as riders race side-by-side downhill, slaloming around the gates on two separate quasi-identical courses.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Instead, viewers were faced with one of the more excruciating scenes in recent sports memory as Vonn’s body went limp while rounding one of the course’s first gates.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Millions of women whose married names aren’t on their birth certificates or passports would also face extra hurdles to register to vote and cast their ballots.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The models can also devise fake documents, like passports, Lestrange said.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Book through various companies such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up on any of the nearby public beach accesses.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gateways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gateways. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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