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Armando Escobedo, an electrician for the city, was on his knees, digging through loose wiring next to a massive light stanchion overseeing the field.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, the plane hit a light stanchion, sheared off the tops of some trees and burst into flames well short of the runway.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
The owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen brought stanchions from his rum bar to the street to keep protesters separated from officers, working as a volunteer to ensure the demonstration remains peaceful.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Gate areas will feature digital screens and streamlined lanes, eliminating numbered stanchions (silver columns).
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, the plane hit a light stanchion, sheared off the tops of some trees and burst into flames well short of the runway.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
The owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen brought stanchions from his rum bar to the street to keep protesters separated from officers, working as a volunteer to ensure the demonstration remains peaceful.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Gate areas will feature digital screens and streamlined lanes, eliminating numbered stanchions (silver columns).
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanchion
Noun
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And then this pilaster rising up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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Common features included grand arches, decorative molding and pilasters, which are vertical columns that project from walls.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Alongside schools and transportation, public safety is one of the foundational pillars of a strong and growing county.—
Nick Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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Give me 20 ideas across my content pillars of [list 3-4 themes].—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Noun
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This is Part 2 in a series of columns about the viability of the American university system.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Because many of our earliest money habits are formed during our childhoods and young adult lives, what better way to honor and celebrate family than by turning the column over to Britannica moms?—
byDoug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The upper arches are smaller and arranged in groups of three, such that one small upper arch corresponds to a pier, followed by two arches corresponding to a large lower arch in a repeating pattern.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The City of Naples celebrated Earth Day in a big way this year - by contributing pier wreckage to an artificial reef off the coast.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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