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as in attack
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
a sudden access of hay fever was making him feel miserable
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2
as in entrance
the means or right of entering or participating in
in the evening the only access to the building is through the side door
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as in to enter
to go or come in or into
could not access the bank vault because the lock was controlled by a timer
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Recent Examples of access
Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Held at the La Quinta Resort & Club on March 3 and 4, the 2025 games benefitted the WTA Foundation Global Women’s Health Fund, an initiative from the Women’s Tennis Association that supports access to life-saving women’s health and nutrition products and services.
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Zhao is facing the same charges, along with an additional charge of conspiring to obtain and transmit national defense information to an individual who did not have the necessary authorization to access it.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Tenev says that reforming these outdated rules and creating a security token registration framework would level the playing field for retail investors, giving them access to high-growth opportunities that have long been reserved for venture capitalists.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Held at the La Quinta Resort & Club on March 3 and 4, the 2025 games benefitted the WTA Foundation Global Women’s Health Fund, an initiative from the Women’s Tennis Association that supports access to life-saving women’s health and nutrition products and services.
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
Decades of Supreme Court precedent have upheld the constitutionality of pornographic material and adults' right to access it.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Zhao is facing the same charges, along with an additional charge of conspiring to obtain and transmit national defense information to an individual who did not have the necessary authorization to access it.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for access
Noun
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But in light of ongoing attacks against PayPal accounts using emails sent from genuine PayPal addresses, how will this help protect you from hackers and scammers?—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hamas started the war with its Oct. 7, 2023, attack that left 1,200 dead in Israel, mostly civilians, and took some 250 hostage.—
Samy Magdy and David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Just outside the players’ entrance parking lot, a Miami-Dade Police officer on a motorcycle pulled over the Dolphin’s All-Pro wide receiver.—
Charles Rabin and,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Polls released prior to Cuomo's entrance into the race similarly showed him with a lead.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Beacon Health, the Office of Dispute Resolution, the Northland Coalition, and Clay County Public Health are expected to enter service agreements sometime this month.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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Security camera footage showed the two suspects entering the apartment building at about 4:24 p.m. Monday and going to the door of the apartment, then exiting from a rear staircase at approximately 4:30 p.m., according to the incident report.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Aries season starts March 20, inspiring an energized bout of spring cleaning and organizing in your home.—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
24 Feb. 2025
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Beginning with the aforementioned big trade for Hunter, the Cavs have added three players this month who are rugged, physical defenders on the wing, either by going outside the team to get them or, in Dean Wade’s case, activating him after a month-long bout with injury.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Security camera footage showed the two suspects entering the apartment building at about 4:24 p.m. Monday and going to the door of the apartment, then exiting from a rear staircase at approximately 4:30 p.m., according to the incident report.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Rose was so selfish to push Jack off the floating door.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some oils do indeed make your hair look and feel greasy by just coating the hair shaft, but others like tsubaki seed oil, actually penetrate the cuticle and melt into the hair.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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No sunlight ever penetrated its depths, and the air is a noxious brew of toxic gases.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These difficulties led to the seizure of his luxury items in an April 2024 raid on his home in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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The seizures were part of operations conducted by the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force, co-led by the Department of Cannabis Control.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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After several years of requiring visitors to obtain highly coveted advance reservations during peak seasons, this popular California park, which routinely hosts more than half a million people per month during the summer, is indefinitely suspending its timed entry system.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
4 Mar. 2025
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Traffic is at a standstill on the way to an entry point, and Trent stops by a couple’s car and asks for their IDs.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Access.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/access. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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