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entryway

[en-tree-way] / ˈɛn triˌweɪ /
NOUN
entry to place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
Antonyms
WEAK


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This is not great parenting, but we’re gonna go to a different entryway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Photos taken at Kris’ annual holiday parties often featured the sweeping staircases, which were decked out in extravagant decorations, with multiple Christmas trees scattered throughout the grand entryway.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

It was fall, and the entryway smelled aggressively of cinnamon brooms.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

He lived in a 4,100-square-foot brick home surrounded by a manicured lawn, with gold-framed photos from his recent wedding in the entryway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

He walked up a ramp to the entryway, then passed down a long hallway of doors and windows into offices.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Next time, put the magnetometers at the entryways to the Hilton before the dinner, and better manage the flow up and down stairwells.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

A crowd of CEOs, diplomats, media bigwigs and celebrities from all over the world poured through the entryways like a stream overflowing its banks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Butler said he’s surprised by how many aging homeowners don’t think ahead about safety and maintenance, such as having entryways with no steps, curbless showers or wider doorways should they need a wheelchair someday.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

If in Lincoln Heights we’re tasked with lending a hand to hidden, fictional mini-humans, in Atwater Village we’re asked to fantasize that we’re ghosts, friendly haunts who treat books as entryways for thoughtful, personal reflections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024

Nina glanced left and right to where bright light spilled from the arena entryways.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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