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Recent Examples of handrail
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.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Keep driveways and sidewalks free of ice and snow, and repair any step or handrail issues.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
No rules, no handrails, no police, no governing body.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Fortunately, the listing survives online and shows a great room on the upper level with terraces that connect to the main level via a gently curving staircase with a dark wood handrail that seems more 1910 than 2010.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Keep driveways and sidewalks free of ice and snow, and repair any step or handrail issues.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
No rules, no handrails, no police, no governing body.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Fortunately, the listing survives online and shows a great room on the upper level with terraces that connect to the main level via a gently curving staircase with a dark wood handrail that seems more 1910 than 2010.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handrail
Noun
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In recent months, Friends of Coast Walk Trail shepherded a project in partnership with the city of San Diego to install new decking and railings for the old wooden bridge and repairs to the south stairs, which were completed in September.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
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And maybe Tesoro was a little lax on childproofing, like waving off putting a railing on the temporary stairwell between the first and second floor.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Think ornate stuccoes, regal salons, wrought-iron balustrades, and panoramic terraces that offer breathtaking views of Palermo and the verdant Piana dei Colli.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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This option, at seven feet long, is a great layering option for stair bannisters or fireplace mantels.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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Since the advent of the transfer portal and the rise of name, image and likeness (NIL), there have been countless debates about how to create and adjust a system to establish guardrails when necessary.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The second was a minimum viable product designed to secure private AI applications with runtime guardrails, enabling organizations to integrate AI confidently without the risk of unmanaged exposure — an approach now used across major global enterprises to safeguard their AI deployments at scale.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The wood-free Hyper Core composite walls are finished in automotive grade aluminum outer panels framed out via 11-gauge aluminum corner rails, protecting the trailer from low branches and flying debris.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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Buy your fare at any light rail station with cash, credit or debit card — or purchase a pass in advance to avoid lines at the vending machines.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handrail. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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