Definitions

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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Like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and other entrepreneur-moguls who followed, Rockefeller leveraged his early success in a new high-tech industry into market dominance.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Gates backs the authority of localities such as Huntington Beach to set their own policies, including around elections, zoning, housing and the environment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“You spent all this time climbing the mountain, and you think it will be so great, but then you see other people coming down, and they’re saying, Oh it’s so hard,” said Gates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Over $2tn has poured into investments in AI, in what Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has called "a frenzy" and others have described as a bubble.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Dark yawned the archway of the Gates under the mountain-shadow.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien