risers

noun

plural of riser
as in scaffolds

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Recent Examples of risers On March 24, Woo reflected on risers and fallers after the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and categorized Stirtz as a riser. — Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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  1. scaffolds
  2. altars
  3. pulpits
Noun
  • Juicy Like a Peach Vaginal Gel is powered by HPMC-5, an ingredient long used in pharmaceutical products that protect delicate tissues, like medical membranes or scaffolds (small structures to give structure for regrowing tissue or bone).
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 June 2026
  • These are the scaffolds that turn prototypes into platforms and use cases into durable capabilities.
    — Tom Hood, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of scaffolds
Noun
  • The British Museum’s collection of South Arabian artifacts indeed includes incense burners, tablets, altars and other ancient items that could be the ones referred to by the Yemen Authority.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026
  • One feels exposed, out in the elements, seeking shade from shapes that appear like altars or overlooking winding paths that veer high and low.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of altars
Noun
  • Politicians routinely invoke faith on the campaign trail, speak from pulpits and frame policy debates in moral terms.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy U-turn was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black American shoppers who launched boycotts.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Definition of pulpits

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