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Recent Examples of balustrade
Residents of the Garden District, those in white houses with galleries and balustrades, don’t often display anything this dramatic on the outside.
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Literary Hub, 26 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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Literary Hub, 26 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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While the conversation became slightly heated, the DHS officers stood along the railing of the sitting area and watched the interaction.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Officials said the scared dog ran and jumped over the railing and fell down the embankment.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This comes to Minnesota by pipeline, barge or rail, but reaches small-town fertilizer businesses by truck.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, there was Foster, checking into the game just as the whole thing threatened to go off the rails for Duke.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Balustrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balustrade. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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