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Recent Examples of rail
Philip Elliott, Time, 8 May 2025
At the Bussy Saint-Georges station in Torcy, France, a swift swan was on the loose and running through the rail tracks, halting trains and causing utter chaos.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
The Republican Party has long railed against tax increases, arguing that states should live within their means and that Washington should stay out of their business.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But, at another point, the former First Lady acknowledged things went off the rails at the June 27 debate in Atlanta.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 May 2025
At the Bussy Saint-Georges station in Torcy, France, a swift swan was on the loose and running through the rail tracks, halting trains and causing utter chaos.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Verb
Trump and his allies have railed against an extensive number of nationwide injunctions placed on his executive actions since taking office in January.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
The Republican Party has long railed against tax increases, arguing that states should live within their means and that Washington should stay out of their business.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail
Noun
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That same year, a man trying to slide down a railing at Coors Field at a Colorado Rockies game fell and died.—
Homero De la Fuente,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Drama Queen This elegant railing and rounded walls needed an equally grand runner.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There are at least some echoes of the ultra-hyper violent God of War, the famed video game series, and that is getting a live-action adaptation on Amazon Prime Video down the road.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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According to a police statement, a contractor hired to open a seasonal camp in the town came across the car, which was stuck on a camp road.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Kanye ranted, collapsed, rebounded—chaotically, but consistently.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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Police extracted dozens of audio clips from the device, most of Smith ranting about government conspiracies and rapping to the beat in his head.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With as many musical miles beneath her feet as those lines of railroad track, Giddens reveals in a telephone interview what brought her back around to her roots in the folk music of the Carolinas.—
Helena Alonso Paisley,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fed up with decades of powerful railroads corrupting the state board that was supposed to regulate them, California voters created the modern Public Utilities Commission in 1911.—
Loretta Lynch,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Michael McFaul: The tragic success of global Putinism The European far right traditionally fulminated against Atlanticism, decrying the United States as the fulcrum of a global liberal order from which Europeans must de-link.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The local railway station, Witton, has long been a sticking point.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Every day, more than 430,000 passengers ride the Tokaido Shinkansen, a key Japanese railway artery that connects its capital Tokyo with Nagoya and Osaka, according to JR Central.—
Arata Yamamoto,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The Columbia Jewish Alumni Association, an organization formed during last school year’s campus protests, has reviled both activists on social media and questioned public sympathy for them in the aftermath of their arrests.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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More dad rock, less prestige TV Of course, despite this game's positive reception among many fans, Assassin’s Creed in general is often reviled by some critics and gamers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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