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Recent Examples of banister
Almost 14,000 square feet of living space is accented throughout with antiques from the collection of newspaper publisher and Crosby friend William Randolph Hearst, including a 17th-century wood staircase banister, linen fold paneling, and custom furnishings.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Nothing’s left but the stairs, banisters, and porch railing.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
The rough concrete walls and silky wood banisters were just the tissue wrapping, really, for the feeling of living comfortably almost outdoors.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Instead of being broken apart and put back together, as Cave does with his materials, the rosettes and banisters and Corinthian capitals have been replastered, touched up, or reinforced, and the business to which the space is devoted has been updated.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Nothing’s left but the stairs, banisters, and porch railing.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
The rough concrete walls and silky wood banisters were just the tissue wrapping, really, for the feeling of living comfortably almost outdoors.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Instead of being broken apart and put back together, as Cave does with his materials, the rosettes and banisters and Corinthian capitals have been replastered, touched up, or reinforced, and the business to which the space is devoted has been updated.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banister
Noun
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Brunson would hop over the railing to confront Haliburton and ultimately set up an intense moment in front of the screaming New York-partisan crowd.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The fall occurred Thursday afternoon from the apartment's private balcony, which has protective glass, not a railing, according to Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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This is particularly common in how many in the US discuss stablecoins, with commentary on the subject often comparing it to old correspondent banking rails and nothing else.—
Daniel Webber,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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One of the scarier parts of the last few weeks has been this idea that Trump has become totally unbound, even from the few things that kept him on the rails in the first term, such as public opinion and the stock market.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Banister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banister. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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