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Recent Examples of rail
ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The oldest rail tunnel in the world, a London Tube section dating from 1863, was completely renovated — including the complex task of changing the old-fashion ballasted track to modern direct rail fixation — using this repair-in-place approach.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 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
Recently, however, that reinforcement learning went off the rails.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The oldest rail tunnel in the world, a London Tube section dating from 1863, was completely renovated — including the complex task of changing the old-fashion ballasted track to modern direct rail fixation — using this repair-in-place approach.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 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
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Instead of occupying a large amount of space like round tables can, this half-circle style can be placed flush against railings, providing a convenient space for entertaining.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Brian Kitts A modern curving staircase with a steel railing holds court off to the side.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
22 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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When the original owner of the bookstore needed to move locations down the road, the town residents showed up in droves, creating a human conveyor belt moving the books hand-to-hand down to the new location.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Viewers have also been ranting and raving about the film, with many stuck on one scene in particular that tells the deep rooted journey of Black music through scenery.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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That venue decision takes away the D.C. district court’s jurisdiction where Judge James E. Boasberg has been ranting about Trump.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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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 10 May. 2025.
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