gates

[geyts] / geɪts /

NOUN

movable barrier at entrance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bar door doorway exit fence port

STRONG

access conduit egress gateway issue lock opening passage portal portcullis slammer turnstile way weir

WEAK

revolving door

Example Sentences

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He joined the Obama administration as a White House fellow and assistant to Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

From The Wall Street Journal

A number of tech and business leaders, from Bill Gates to JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon have suggested that AI could ultimately lead people to work less, not more, and result in a shorter workweek.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company that Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded in 1975 made a splash with its Disk Operating System.

From The Wall Street Journal

But outfits like the Gates Foundation and World Bank still don’t have the same level of resources, let alone command the same kind of global respect.

From Salon

My oldest kid just got a job at TerraPower, a company founded by Bill Gates that works on applications of nuclear power.

From The Wall Street Journal