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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
entrance to the club is by invitation only
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as in to transport
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences
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Recent Examples of entrance
Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
On a match day, the keenest supporters would gravitate to the main entrance halfway along, just after the dressing room windows where Ian Wright occasionally peered out and caused a commotion.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet the production is so entrancing that the occasional lack of modulation by the performers hardly matters.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Roosevelt Park is still in progress, with a tennis court being converted into a roller rink, astro turf replacement at the pool area, new ADA entrances, decorative lightpoles in the center of new picnic tables and basketball court resurfacing and paving.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
On a match day, the keenest supporters would gravitate to the main entrance halfway along, just after the dressing room windows where Ian Wright occasionally peered out and caused a commotion.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
In fact, while Lamar may have bested Drake during the feud that entranced millions of people all around the world and became one of the top stories in the music industry in 2024, Drake is on top again this week.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet the production is so entrancing that the occasional lack of modulation by the performers hardly matters.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrance
Noun
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Throughout the night, Booker read letters from constituents worried about losing access to affordable health care, emphasizing that these concerns were not abstract but deeply personal for millions of people.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.—
Leah Feiger,
Wired News,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This approval is a significant step forward and should open the doorway to a therapy that has clear clinical advantages for the patient with mCRPC who has progressed on one ARPI and has not received chemotherapy.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Nearby, patron Lorraine Reyna, 59, of Whiting was lying partially outside, motionless in the doorway, and she was shot multiple times.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to stable, according to the sheriff's office.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The second victim was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Easter welcome porch sign: on sale for $36 (10% off) Original price: $40 Nothing is as inviting as a wooden porch sign at your front door.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Among the rest of the cast, Omar Miller is excellent as Cornbread, a sharecropper who works the door of the club, and Li Jun Li as Grace, part of the Chinese couple (with Yao as Bo Chow) who run the grocery stores for both the poor and the rich in town.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The message was clear: Nobody is above the law, not even a popular presidential contender who stood at the gates of power.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sanders does at least seem like a potential starter out of the gates and is less developmental than the rest of the quarterback class besides Cam Ward.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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When the truck tipped over, the workers were carried away by surging water from the nearby Nolichucky River.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Finally, any biofilm debris that withstood the initial onslaught sticks to the robot's gelatinous body, getting carried away with it instead of remaining on the implant.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In my view, AI could help tear down barriers to entry such as socioeconomic status and geographic location to provide quality experiences to all students.—
Michael Hansen,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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On entry, the room looks like an Amazon warehouse, with boxes piled to the ceiling.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Henry Fonda belonged to a bygone Hollywood era of stories and role models geared to delighting moviegoers’ curiosity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ahead, discover 20 options designed to delight every type of bride (and to come in handy when the occasion calls for it).—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Entrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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