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Recent Examples of balustrade
The Cotton Exchange has fanciful touches on the exterior, including faux columns and balustrades, and a fountain at the front of the building, dominated by a gryphon, a mythic creature that is part lion, part eagle.
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Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
There is a staircase with a decorative wrought-iron balustrade railing, a bedroom with bold, flower wallpaper, and in what appears to be an entry way, Rococo gilt-wood mirrors.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
And the staircase, with its intricate carvings of flowers, gargoyles, and swans all across the balustrade, took my breath away.
—Jalyn Robinson, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
Seven levels of the gallery rise around a central staircase of frosted glass and ornate brass balustrades that seem to float upward, and a glass modern elevator that blends modern with classical chic.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
There is a staircase with a decorative wrought-iron balustrade railing, a bedroom with bold, flower wallpaper, and in what appears to be an entry way, Rococo gilt-wood mirrors.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
And the staircase, with its intricate carvings of flowers, gargoyles, and swans all across the balustrade, took my breath away.
—Jalyn Robinson, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
Seven levels of the gallery rise around a central staircase of frosted glass and ornate brass balustrades that seem to float upward, and a glass modern elevator that blends modern with classical chic.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balustrade
Noun
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Neighborhood gossip delivers revelations; seemingly minor matters involving porch railings swell into arguments about social justice.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Pete Crow-Armstrong dashed from third base, tapped the plate and then darted to the fans behind home, jumping on the railing against the netting to celebrate the Chicago Cubs’ walk-off, extra-innings, 2-1 win over the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Riding the rails from Chicago to Louisiana or Alabama was an under-appreciated act of collective courage and, given the Pullman Porters’ crucial role in the building of the civil rights movement, pivotal to Black progress.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Multiple light rail lines were shut down Sunday afternoon after a car drove onto the tracks near Union Station, according to the Regional Transportation District.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Balustrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balustrade. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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