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Recent Examples of stanchion
Dončić, now a Los Angeles Laker, flowed and feinted around Gobert, faking a shot and then, off balance, finally lobbing the ball over Gobert, who just stood there like a stanchion.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Image That was the case at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, when American Airlines Flight 1420 smashed into stanchions holding lights that directed planes just off the runway.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Bahl, whose head hit a stanchion behind the net as a result of the hit, left the game.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2025
Six weeks after the Pacific disaster, a portion of railing or stateroom stanchion washed ashore.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Image That was the case at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, when American Airlines Flight 1420 smashed into stanchions holding lights that directed planes just off the runway.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Bahl, whose head hit a stanchion behind the net as a result of the hit, left the game.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2025
Six weeks after the Pacific disaster, a portion of railing or stateroom stanchion washed ashore.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanchion
Noun
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But entering via the Park Avenue lobby, with its walls and pilasters of Rockwood stone, still feels like a moment.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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Looky-loo tourists with selfie sticks constantly stream past the white-on-white high-Victorian façade of pediments, pilasters, and cast iron.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Beneath the technical language are two cultural pillars every high-performing organization needs: personalization and empowerment.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In the aftermath, Michael Hatcher said both the sheriff's office and local community had been pillars of support for his family.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Maureen Dowd writes a column for the New York Times.—
Maureen Dowd,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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Experience shows this approach distorts markets, erodes innovation and ultimately harms patients, the topic of one of my past columns.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Most pier runners are travelers who opt to sightsee on their own.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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Then comes the biggest twist of the season so far — Gareth shows up at the pier and joins the others on the helicopter.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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