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Recent Examples of rail
Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 23 May 2026
This launches aircraft by accelerating them rapidly using a rail system built into the deck.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The obvious reaction is to rail against the guns, and rightly so.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Patterson was killed in February 2022 after the light rail train struck his car at the intersection of Maple Road West and Camp Meade Road in Lithicum.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 23 May 2026
This launches aircraft by accelerating them rapidly using a rail system built into the deck.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Verb
In February, Cooper stood in the same spot at Sheriff’s Office headquarters to rail against the parole board’s decision to grant Funston’s release.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The obvious reaction is to rail against the guns, and rightly so.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail
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Supporters were spilling over each other in the stands and pressed up against the railings, sauced and sweaty and singing and cheering their boys on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Nana and the boys were leaning against the railing as a fin whale exhaled.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Following that road—with as much patience as your faith allows—does.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The backstory There's not a single traffic light on the island, only one school for kindergarten through 12th grade, and 30 miles of paved roads—many lined with towering Cook Pine trees (resembling tall Christmas trees).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Verb
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She has also been criticized for not raising her voice on Selection Sundays, as if a conference commissioner could rant and rave more teams in the Field of 68.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Known as Cedar Cliff, the 1930s Mediterranean-style house sits on the site of a compound owned by railroad magnate Henry Francis Shoemaker in the early 20th century.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
19 May 2026
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At its peak, investment in railroads in the 19th century got to 5%-6% by many estimates and resulted in a bubble.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Talks between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the railway, and unions representing railroad workers resumed Sunday afternoon and then took a break.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The spiny, long-legged, and often reviled cockroach has become an unlikely symbol of dissent among India’s Gen Z, in a sharp rebuke to the ruling establishment in the world’s largest democracy.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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At a time when a majority of the country disapproves of—or actively reviles—the president, his name alone could end up limiting the program’s success.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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