as in doors
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 portals
This included enlarging cabin windows into observation viewports and carving open portals into the belly of the fuselage, allowing high-tech sensors and remote-sensing instruments a clear line of sight to the world below.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
These notes are viewable on online patient portals and help doctors track a patient’s course and communicate plans across the care team.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Google users can now compose and read these E2EE messages natively within the Gmail app on Android and iOS, with no need to download extra apps or use separate mail portals.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
With over 20 interactive portals through the years 1763 to 1789, visitors can take deep-dives into moments of revolutionary history.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Building on the bones of Detroit techno and electro, his best records are hallucinogenic portals into worlds made out of 8-bit textures, rusty bleeps, and the occasional forlorn piano or sandpapery vocal sample.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
At workplaces all over Southeast Asia, bright-eyed new employees are getting walked through wellness perks and portals.
—Alice Williams, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
While some of the uptick is due to greater sensitivity to errors, the reporting agencies claim credit repair companies and other third parties are clogging their portals.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Ancient Mayans later believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
These notes are viewable on online patient portals and help doctors track a patient’s course and communicate plans across the care team.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Google users can now compose and read these E2EE messages natively within the Gmail app on Android and iOS, with no need to download extra apps or use separate mail portals.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
With over 20 interactive portals through the years 1763 to 1789, visitors can take deep-dives into moments of revolutionary history.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Building on the bones of Detroit techno and electro, his best records are hallucinogenic portals into worlds made out of 8-bit textures, rusty bleeps, and the occasional forlorn piano or sandpapery vocal sample.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
At workplaces all over Southeast Asia, bright-eyed new employees are getting walked through wellness perks and portals.
—Alice Williams, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
While some of the uptick is due to greater sensitivity to errors, the reporting agencies claim credit repair companies and other third parties are clogging their portals.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Ancient Mayans later believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portals
Noun
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All the doors were opened for them, and that’s what allowed the project to move forward in a concrete way.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Trust what’s happening behind closed doors, Cancer.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Frayer attended a small protest at the palace gates.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey, who lives in San Luis Obispo, was one of the first fans through the gates.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Portals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portals. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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