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Recent Examples of railing
Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The daughter lost her balance and fell backwards off the railing into the ocean.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Take them outdoors, hang them over a railing, and whack them with a broom handle or similar tool.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Station 113 races to rescue the man impaled by the railing atop the water tower that was built in the late 1800s and was expanded to four stories in the 1890s to accommodate fire-fighting water tanks.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Markwood, 20, went over the railings during the seventh inning of the game at PNC Park on April 30.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The daughter lost her balance and fell backwards off the railing into the ocean.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Take them outdoors, hang them over a railing, and whack them with a broom handle or similar tool.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Station 113 races to rescue the man impaled by the railing atop the water tower that was built in the late 1800s and was expanded to four stories in the 1890s to accommodate fire-fighting water tanks.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railing
Noun
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Even before he was forced from office, Oli began to hew closer to China, breaking protocol in 2024 by visiting Beijing before New Delhi to revive dormant rail talks and security coordination.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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The American brand founded by sisters-in-law Veronica Swanson Beard and Veronica Miele Beard is moving into a 270-square-foot space fitted with picture frame moldings, curved brass hanging rails and a travertine table that wouldn’t look out of space in a Parisian interior.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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When someone is ranting and raving about you, ignore them.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cheung played a tape of Nicholson ranting and raving at the Kaiser facility in Irvine.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railing. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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