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Recent Examples of rail
ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The oldest rail tunnel in the world, a London Tube section dating from 1863, was completely renovated — including the complex task of changing the old-fashion ballasted track to modern direct rail fixation — using this repair-in-place approach.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
In a record-breaking 25-hour, 5-minute speech on the Senate floor, the New Jersey Democrat railed against the direction Trump's policies are taking the country, serving as a rallying point needed to galvanize a party in a leadership crisis.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Recently, however, that reinforcement learning went off the rails.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The oldest rail tunnel in the world, a London Tube section dating from 1863, was completely renovated — including the complex task of changing the old-fashion ballasted track to modern direct rail fixation — using this repair-in-place approach.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
Rivals have dubbed him a carpetbagger and a globalist, the kind that conservative parties have railed against over the past decade.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
In a record-breaking 25-hour, 5-minute speech on the Senate floor, the New Jersey Democrat railed against the direction Trump's policies are taking the country, serving as a rallying point needed to galvanize a party in a leadership crisis.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail
Noun
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Instead of occupying a large amount of space like round tables can, this half-circle style can be placed flush against railings, providing a convenient space for entertaining.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Brian Kitts A modern curving staircase with a steel railing holds court off to the side.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The road that leads to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit to Canada, is notoriously difficult to navigate, even for locals.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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The museum tracing the company’s history is just across the road from the coffee shop where Bastiaan Riemersma is sitting.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Viewers have also been ranting and raving about the film, with many stuck on one scene in particular that tells the deep rooted journey of Black music through scenery.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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That venue decision takes away the D.C. district court’s jurisdiction where Judge James E. Boasberg has been ranting about Trump.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Like the 19th-century railroad industry—where true economic transformation stemmed from cities and industries enabled by railroads—rockets are infrastructure enabling a larger economic ecosystem.—
Reema Khan,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Bertha sets her sights on a prize that would elevate the family to unimaginable heights; George risks everything on a gambit that could revolutionize the railroad industry.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Michael McFaul: The tragic success of global Putinism The European far right traditionally fulminated against Atlanticism, decrying the United States as the fulcrum of a global liberal order from which Europeans must de-link.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While Father Vitalii was growing up in Rivne, his father, a railway engineer and former Soviet soldier, had discouraged him from pursuing a military career of his own.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Apr. 2025
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This means strengthening and building fuel tanks, skeletal bases with paved parking areas and bunkers, fiber-optic cables, and even railway sidings to permit rapid unloading of trains.—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Columbia Jewish Alumni Association, an organization formed during last school year’s campus protests, has reviled both activists on social media and questioned public sympathy for them in the aftermath of their arrests.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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More dad rock, less prestige TV Of course, despite this game's positive reception among many fans, Assassin’s Creed in general is often reviled by some critics and gamers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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