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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“The tariffs haven’t given us a pricing advantage,” Gates said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Scott Gates, Awake’s CEO, said the company’s cost for the aluminum feedstock used by Hydro increased by 70% in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Buffett has given almost $50 billion to the Gates Foundation in annual donations since 2006, including about $5 billion last June.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Buffett was asked about his views on the Gates Foundation and Gates and answered cautiously.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Over and over again, Gates was bombarded by reporters with versions of the question, “Mr. Gates, these Internet stocks, they’re a bubble, right? Surely they’re a bubble. They must be a bubble?”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman