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wormhole

[wurm-hohl] / ˈwɜrmˌhoʊl /
NOUN
back door
Synonyms
STRONGEST
side door
WEAK
back entrance back stairs back way escape hatch indirect access means of entry postern postern door secret exit secretive or illicit method trap door trapdoor

Example Sentences

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It’s one thing to become transfixed by a fictional character going down a scripted wormhole for the purposes of narrative enlightenment or comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

And I fell into a deep Instagram wormhole after I was exposed, via my Explore page, to some truly mesmerizing Anne Geddes–knockoff A.I. baby fashion shows.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

From cats and cucumbers to pimple popping and unboxings, the internet is awash with a vast array of videos to send people into a social media wormhole.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024

Surprise lurks around every corner and in every online wormhole.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

This could be done with a structure known as a wormhole.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife