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Recent Examples of railing
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Some passengers aren’t as mindful about handwashing, so using hand sanitizer is a good idea around high-touch areas like the buffet line and hand railings.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
An officer restricted his movements and braced him against a railing.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Other issues included limited railings, a lack of automatic doors, fixing curb cuts outside building entrances and general wheelchair and access accommodations in rooms open to the public.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Prosecutors said Parham, 33, bashed the teen’s head against a railing and wall before raping and sodomizing her at knifepoint for nearly 10 minutes during the broad daylight attack.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Some passengers aren’t as mindful about handwashing, so using hand sanitizer is a good idea around high-touch areas like the buffet line and hand railings.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
An officer restricted his movements and braced him against a railing.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Other issues included limited railings, a lack of automatic doors, fixing curb cuts outside building entrances and general wheelchair and access accommodations in rooms open to the public.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railing
Noun
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For Nabil, the core issue is the need for connected rails that let all participants in the prescription ecosystem move in harmony.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Downtown San Jose Valley Transportation Authority light rail trains headed to Levi’s Stadium from downtown San Jose are already packed, despite running three-car trains every 10 to 20 minutes.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The first 10 minutes of the film are set in Norms, where a grungy man staggers in with a bomb, ranting about artificial intelligence.—
Fielding Buck,
Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In two minutes of ranting and raving about his degenerate son’s twenty-six-thousand-dollar dinner bill, Reiner gave an indelible comedic performance destined to be quoted for years to come.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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