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Recent Examples of railing
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Metal blocks, roughly the width of a human rib cage, sit along the railing overlooking the lock chambers beside the life rings.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
Leaning on the railing at Mather Point, both men said the change of plans had been pretty seamless.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
Gripping the stairwell railings inside the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel on a recent afternoon, Tom Kutrosky ran up the steps two at a time — part of his training for an upcoming race that involves taking on 110 floors’ worth of stairs.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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Verb
Leonardo’s enigmatic 16th-century portrait is currently on display in the Salle des États, surrounded by a railing and guards that prevent an ever-present crowd from getting too close.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Metal blocks, roughly the width of a human rib cage, sit along the railing overlooking the lock chambers beside the life rings.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
Leaning on the railing at Mather Point, both men said the change of plans had been pretty seamless.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
Gripping the stairwell railings inside the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel on a recent afternoon, Tom Kutrosky ran up the steps two at a time — part of his training for an upcoming race that involves taking on 110 floors’ worth of stairs.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railing
Noun
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The Today show staples were discussing their extensive history together when things went off the rails.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Its slide-out section is mounted on rails like the firm's previous Settler model and is pulled out manually, functioning a little like a big drawer.—
Adam Williams
July 23,
New Atlas,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Last week, Fox premiered the new comedy Going Dutch, about a ranting conservative father (Denis Leary) forced to reconnect with his estranged liberal daughter (Taylor Misiak).—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The Pats addressed two of their biggest needs, but instead in Tuesday’s paper there’s me, smiling in my headshot and ranting in print, a clueless dope.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
12 Mar. 2024
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railing. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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