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Recent Examples of handrail
Install grab bars as an affordable, discreet alternative to ramps and handrails.
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Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
Inside the vehicle, the koala, named Peri, latched onto a yellow handrail and enjoyed the rest of the ride.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
There is also no handrail on the basement steps.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The city determined that because the stairway historically has had one handrail, the team will not need to add a second one as part of the repair and can leave the existing handrail in place.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
Inside the vehicle, the koala, named Peri, latched onto a yellow handrail and enjoyed the rest of the ride.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
There is also no handrail on the basement steps.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The city determined that because the stairway historically has had one handrail, the team will not need to add a second one as part of the repair and can leave the existing handrail in place.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handrail
Noun
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Beyond the breathtaking entrance, with its twin staircases, wrought iron railings, and a glittering chandelier, Hotel Casa del Mar has 129 guest rooms and 16 suites, including multi-bedroom ocean-view suites and three two-story Penthouse Suites.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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The high-definition footage showed other places where the railing had collapsed.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The balustrade was built in Highland Park in the 1920s.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The city has tried to anticipate higher river levels in some recent projects and Public Works Project Manager Bob Scott told several dozen people gathered for the update that the next balustrade could stand about two feet higher than the earlier barriers.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The leader of Philadelphia’s Gay Raiders handcuffed himself to a bannister in Independence Hall, by the Liberty Bell.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Ornate banisters and molding customary of the baronial style lay the groundwork, while decor additions like an antique globe bar cart with a compass design on its base provide thoughtful nods that only eagle-eyed fans may notice.—
Alison McDermott,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The wreckage of a tractor-trailer that crashed through the guardrail on Wolf Creek Pass last year was removed from the steep hillside on Thursday, five months after the crash.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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State legislators passed a bill to add guardrails to the industry designed to protect residents from cost spikes on their electric bills and risks to their water supply.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If the roadside is your only option, pull off as far as possible, preferably past the end of a guard rail, and wait until the storm passes.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The port is connected to Savannah — roughly 300 miles away — by rail through Norfolk Southern, effectively extending the reach of Georgia's busiest port deeper into the state.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handrail. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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