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Recent Examples of rail
Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2025
Being dragged against the chest-high pier railing and into the water was just a remote possibility, and there was always a sharp knife handy to cut the line.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Long parallel tracks cut through the sand, comprising the spine of what planners say will be a high-speed rail system.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 18 July 2025
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Noun
The current carried him up the block and shoved him up against the wooden porch railing of a neighbor who was looking through a window with his flashlight.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2025
Being dragged against the chest-high pier railing and into the water was just a remote possibility, and there was always a sharp knife handy to cut the line.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Verb
According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal would create the largest rail operator in the country, creating the only network that would run coast to coast in the U.S.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Long parallel tracks cut through the sand, comprising the spine of what planners say will be a high-speed rail system.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail
Noun
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The original railing, for example, has now been painted red while the yellow lacquered dining room table and a wooden bookcase are custom designs by Ordovás.—
Patricia Villalobos,
Architectural Digest,
26 July 2025
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Pointing a camera down from the railings amidst the crowds was as close as most ever got.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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As Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed its 6-foot-tall lunar lander on the moon’s surface around 2:34 a.m. Sunday morning, cheers erupted at the watch party at Haute Spot in Cedar Park, just down the road from where 50 Firefly operators monitored the landing.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Several road projects are in progress around the new Department of Veterans Affairs medical center on Brownsboro Road, which is scheduled to open to patients in 2026.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
Verb
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In the movie’s trailer, Offerman can be seen training with firearms and ranting about systemic oppression as Jerry.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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The slightest noise from the children could propel him from the room, ranting.—
Noah Hawley,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Salisbury is preserving the depot and will make additions to help return the building to its railroad focus.—
Damenica Ellis
July 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
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Burnham Yard is a brownfield site, and the contamination from decades spent as a railroad repair yard will need to be cleaned up.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
Verb
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As for fighting the Trump pressure campaign, even politicians as ambitious as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are mostly left to file lawsuits — and fulminate.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2025
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At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Most major underground subway systems, such as the New York City Subway, are all electric railways.—
Charles Singh,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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Most freight rail mergers combine railways that share a similar service area to build density and market share rather than seek an end-to-end merger like this one, Swan said.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
Verb
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The film was a box office flop, grossing $167 million worldwide on a $120 million budget, and it was critically reviled, earning just a 9% score on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Despite its detractors, the building’s stark, intimidating building design is not universally reviled.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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