Gateway
Gateway noun - Something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal.
Usage example: hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job
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Synonyms for Gateway
Nearby Word: gate
Key
Key noun - Something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal.
Usage example: a good education is the key to success
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What does Garrett do when he comes into possession of a key that can open the otherworldly gateway and let out a god of evil?
Source: Literature / Garrett, P.I. - In Buffy the Vampire Slayer Glory needs Dawn because she's The Key, an interdimensional gateway recently turned into a human being.
Source: Targeted Human Sacrifice -
Plot Device: The key to the Gateway to the Heavens; the Gateway itself; possibly Cinnas bracelet which was made from platinum, one of the "legendary metals from the past".
Source: Webcomic / Pacificators
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