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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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Gates can limit how much people can pull from a fund, but they may not curb their desire to get their investment back, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The Gates spokesperson said he didn’t have “an inappropriate relationship with any employee of TerraPower.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Terrell Gates, an Austin-based institutional real-estate fund manager, dives into an information-packed session on real estate as an asset class—by far one of the most finance-heavy seminars of the retreat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Spokespeople for Netflix and Tremolo Productions said they had no knowledge of Gates or his team paying for any part of the documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

It took my friend Lula Gates a long time to live down the ignominy of getting sick in public at the piano recital.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly