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riser

noun

Definition of riser

as in scaffold

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Recent Examples of riser Eriksen is another riser who narrowly missed the cut for the overall top 10. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Tickets with picnic-style general admission seating at CLARA Studios will cost $30 per person, while dedicated riser spots go for $60 per person. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Thanks to a fallen tree limb, and because of the holiday, our shack on Shabbona was without power for four days, or until a replacement riser pole which connects us to the grid was replaced the following Tuesday. — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Expect travelers working on laptops by day, and by night, the motorized liquor riser—stacked with 1,500 bottles—steals the spotlight, a clever riff on NYC’s old automats. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for riser

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The military escort played lively music as the procession made its way to the scaffold.

— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
Nanoscale engineering with interfacial design The research team solved this trade-off by engineering an ultra-thin scaffold.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of scaffold

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Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari was standing at the altar of Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Church in Guayaquil on Saturday when the large wooden crucifix behind him suddenly fell forward and struck him.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
On Friday, the Vatican released the first images of Leo since his surgery, showing him in green vestments standing at an altar in the hospital chapel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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An elderly woman in a proper ink-black dress and modest, sensible heels motioned us over and led us down the aisle, inviting us to sit in the pair of waiting chairs just opposite the pulpit.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
In most Quaker houses of worship, there is no clergy, pulpit or altar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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