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Keeping with Tradition In stair hall, a magnolia garland tied with wide plaid ribbon winds up the banister, while a four-foot-tall Christmas tree made with pinecones gathered from the property makes a wow-worthy first impression.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Christmas Garland Add a touch of winter magic to bannisters, doorways, and fireplace mantels with this 72-inch garland that includes pops of red berries, faux cypress, and pine.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The helicopter, its body on the stairwell bannister, was wedged between the trees and the lampposts bracketing the entrance to the stairs.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
At that moment, the two men ran for safety — Holguin jumping into his SUV in the driveway and Silva leaping onto a banister along the front porch.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Christmas Garland Add a touch of winter magic to bannisters, doorways, and fireplace mantels with this 72-inch garland that includes pops of red berries, faux cypress, and pine.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The helicopter, its body on the stairwell bannister, was wedged between the trees and the lampposts bracketing the entrance to the stairs.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
At that moment, the two men ran for safety — Holguin jumping into his SUV in the driveway and Silva leaping onto a banister along the front porch.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banister
Noun
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Designed for apartments and homes with limited space, balcony systems feature one or two photovoltaic panels that mount on railings or walls and plug into a standard household electrical outlet.—
Calvin Ball,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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Its back end was propped on the 3-foot-tall metal railing of the boarding platform.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The visit comes months after the fatal August stabbing of Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska on the city’s LYNX Blue Line light rail.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Banister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banister. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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