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Recent Examples of railing
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 May 2025
Brunson would hop over the railing to confront Haliburton and ultimately set up an intense moment in front of the screaming New York-partisan crowd.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The fall occurred Thursday afternoon from the apartment's private balcony, which has protective glass, not a railing, according to Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Goff also said the balcony had protective glass instead of a railing.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Police stated in a previous press release that Nannen and Crane climbed over the railing located between the trail and the cliff.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 May 2025
Brunson would hop over the railing to confront Haliburton and ultimately set up an intense moment in front of the screaming New York-partisan crowd.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The fall occurred Thursday afternoon from the apartment's private balcony, which has protective glass, not a railing, according to Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Goff also said the balcony had protective glass instead of a railing.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railing
Noun
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Russia has recently accused Ukraine of sabotaging the rail network.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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In addition to serving tourists (in particular those headed to Neom), the bridge would also tie into a larger rail cargo network that Egypt has spent the past decade upgrading and would allow easier shipments of cargo from East to West.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Last week, Fox premiered the new comedy Going Dutch, about a ranting conservative father (Denis Leary) forced to reconnect with his estranged liberal daughter (Taylor Misiak).—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The Pats addressed two of their biggest needs, but instead in Tuesday’s paper there’s me, smiling in my headshot and ranting in print, a clueless dope.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
12 Mar. 2024
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railing. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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