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Recent Examples of railing
Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Six of its wooden bridges, stairs, signs, hand railings and an observation deck were destroyed in the 2008 Basin Complex Fire.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Some perky-looking musical notes, in brass, were affixed to railings.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The Union Jack over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half mast in a sign of respect following the announcement of the duchess’ death, and the traditional framed announcement was placed on the royal residence’s railings.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
String fairy lights along the railing, line your steps with lanterns filled with faux candles or add wall sconces beside the door.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Six of its wooden bridges, stairs, signs, hand railings and an observation deck were destroyed in the 2008 Basin Complex Fire.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Some perky-looking musical notes, in brass, were affixed to railings.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The Union Jack over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half mast in a sign of respect following the announcement of the duchess’ death, and the traditional framed announcement was placed on the royal residence’s railings.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railing
Noun
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Valley Metro will recognize Mortgage Matchup Center event tickets as valid light rail fare on the day of the event for four hours prior to the start of the event through the end of the transit day.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The oil depot is used for the transport of oil and oil products between rail tankers, sea vessels, and road transport and is the largest oil storage facility in Crimea, holding up to 250,000 tons of fuel, which supplies Russian forces.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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TikTok user @shotmyheartwithnovacaine posted a video in July ranting about how people dress when going to concerts to her 137K followers.—
Laney Crawley,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railing. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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