risers

plural of riser

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for risers
Noun
  • These could be made into such things as scaffolds for tissue engineering, or used to stem bleeding or to absorb oil spills.
    Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The method was also widely used in mainland China until government regulations started calling for steel and aluminum scaffolds, in keeping with international norms, in the 1990s.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The altars are laden with baked goods, fruit and flowers.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Families, villages, and churches came together in gratitude, building altars laden with food in his honor.
    Cindy Salvato, Saveur, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Risers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/risers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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