as in door
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
the main portal to the estate is an elaborate wrought iron gate on the side facing the road
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Recent Examples of portal
And in an era dominated by the transfer portal, Perry played four years at one high school and is on track to do the same at the college level.
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Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Most conversations centered on how name, image and likeness along with the transfer portal are shaping the college game.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
May will have to stay aggressive in the transfer portal as many of his best players – Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara, Elliot Cadeau among them – are upper classmen who are either out of eligibility or could be looking at the NBA after this season.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Points can typically be redeemed for flights through an issuer’s travel portal or transferred to airline or hotel partners.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
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Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Most conversations centered on how name, image and likeness along with the transfer portal are shaping the college game.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
May will have to stay aggressive in the transfer portal as many of his best players – Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara, Elliot Cadeau among them – are upper classmen who are either out of eligibility or could be looking at the NBA after this season.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Points can typically be redeemed for flights through an issuer’s travel portal or transferred to airline or hotel partners.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portal
Noun
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True was in her office inside the restaurant shortly after the lunch rush Monday afternoon when a customer came in and said the Chinese restaurant a couple doors down was on fire.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The spectacle was sufficiently embarrassing that the Prime Minister decreed within a week that executions would theretofore be hidden behind prison doors.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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But since this is a Precinct 4 issue, the burden will likely fall on Ramirez to find a legally viable solution, which could include either making this portion of Billings Road private or compelling the La Cantera HOA to remove its gate and designate all the roads inside the neighborhood as public.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once the software confirms their identity, a gate opens to take passengers directly to the physical screening process.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Portal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portal. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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