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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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Light tubes, chains, scaffolds, chairs and a barbed wire table all made an appearance.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
The scaffold provides the same type of physical support as silk scaffolds while delivering DNA instructions intended to encourage nearby cells to produce signals that support blood vessel growth and tissue repair.

— Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026

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Sacred altars display various statues of orishas, or divine spirits, alongside offerings in the form of money, water, food and tobacco.

— Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Temporary altars may be constructed as places where these offerings are given.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of altars

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The first and second floors feature large assembly halls with rows of pulpits on different levels, representing a hierarchy of the priesthood just emerging in early Mormon practice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
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

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