Thesaurus results for HANDRAIL

handrail

noun

Definition of handrail

as in railing

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Recent Examples of handrail Safeguards like bathroom handrails or locks on toilet lids can help reduce the risk of these incidents in homes. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 21 May 2026 Students began work last fall on rebuilding the stairs and handrails. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 The Accessible Queen rooms feature roll-in showers, hand showers, handrails in the bathrooms, and accessible routes to get into the rooms from the hotel lobby. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026 The Arizona Department of Occupational Safety and Health fined the business $6,250, noting that a steep staircase did not have a proper handrail, among other issues. — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handrail

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Noun

The victim suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, as bystanders on the boardwalk jumped over railings to avoid the speeding car.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
In some extreme cases, views were restricted by railings, but many complained about poor sightlines or having bridges in the way.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of railing

Noun

Birdseye maple recurs as a detail on furniture and banisters, along with subtle copper details and velvet seating.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Ornate Scrolls Made popular in the early 2000s, even homes with simpler staircases often had ornate scroll details on their bannisters and railings.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 30 July 2026

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Noun

Lawmakers in both parties agree more guardrails are needed, but even narrow attempts at regulation have fallen apart and a certain skepticism has set in.

— STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Board members and commenters noted at the board meeting, held at Polk State College, that the rules still allow AI tools deemed helpful to learning but provide necessary guardrails.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of guardrail

Noun

That included eliminating 400 vacant positions, tapping an $89 million rail-project reserve to cover transit expenses and using an affordable-housing reserve to pay for a county eviction-reduction program.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
More news California’s high-speed rail authority spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on first-class flights and trips to a nightclub, a report finds.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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