gateway

noun

ˈgāt-ˌwā How to pronounce gateway (audio)
Definition of gatewaynext
1
as in key
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job

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2
as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in Denver is the gateway to the West

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3
as in doorway
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure there are security checkpoints at all of the stadium's gateways

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Recent Examples of gateway Today, token spending is spread across cloud model providers, AI platform subscriptions, browser plugins, desktop agents, custom connectors and API gateways. — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Esports has been a key gateway for Twitch into the Middle East, where spending on tournaments, clubs and gaming infrastructure has accelerated. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 The company offers payment gateway integration, chargeback management tools, and PCI-compliant processing infrastructure to help merchants maintain compliance while accepting credit and debit card payments. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Start off with the Rely plan, at just $50 a month, and get a Wi-Fi 6 gateway that promises download speeds between 170 and 354Mbps and upload speeds between 14 and 55Mbps. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gateway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gateway
  1. key
  2. access
  3. doorway
  4. ticket
  5. door
  6. gate
  7. passport
  8. entrance
Noun
  • The hyperscalers now ship routing inside Amazon Bedrock, Vertex AI and Azure AI Foundry, and any customer large enough to negotiate provider discounts already has bring-your-own-key as an exit.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Drop the car keys and board the wooden motor yacht affectionately named Truman.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of key
Noun
  • Cyber Surveillance Operations discreetly collect information and intelligence and involve unauthorized access of information systems.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The thieves broke through multiple fences to gain access to the storage unit.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of access
Noun
  • Once created, these assemblages might be concealed beneath doorways or in chimneys or instead worn on the body as a form of portable protection.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The new space also features two unisex restrooms with open doorways in which the sinks can be seen from the hallway.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of doorway
Noun
  • About 100,000 free tickets have been handed out through a lottery.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • At the Legion in Brackenridge on Wednesday, the machines are their ticket to solvency.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of ticket
Noun
  • The luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Community health workers who go door to door face risks of their own.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of door
Noun
  • Instead, a camera from Clear, the facial recognition company, scanned my face and the gate opened.
    — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Disney pulled a series of strategic levers to get people through their park gates at a time when many are being choosy about how to spend their dollars, according to industry analysts.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gate
Noun
  • Even for someone with as many passport stamps as Alex Zouaghi, Glasgow is sure to leave its mark.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • He was released Monday after a judge ordered him to surrender his passport and remain in Minnesota.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of passport
Noun
  • The Cohen Building originally housed the Social Security Administration, an important piece of the New Deal legacy, and contains frescoes painted in the 1940s by famed artist Seymour Fogel on the entrance lobby walls, Okin said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Trending Video The former layout, typical of Spanish apartments in the 1960s, boasted a kitchen only accessible through a separate entrance.
    — Belén Afonso, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrance

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