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Recent Examples of stanchion
Hamas says at least 27 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces over the last week; Israeli officials said troops fired to prevent incursions across the yellow line, which is now being marked with colored stanchions as a clearer warning.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Some rope and stanchion kept them from knock, knocking on the wood.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
The bouncer set the microphone in a stand and carefully unhooked a velvet rope from its metal stanchion.
—Gaar Adams
october 3, Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Some rope and stanchion kept them from knock, knocking on the wood.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
The bouncer set the microphone in a stand and carefully unhooked a velvet rope from its metal stanchion.
—Gaar Adams
october 3, Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanchion
Noun
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In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.—
Carey Purcell,
Architectural Digest,
27 Oct. 2025
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With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The geologic monocline extends almost 100 miles and is surrounded by white sandstone domes, towering monoliths, and otherworldly pillars and arches.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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As prosecutor general, Saab has been a key legal pillar of Nicolás Maduro’s government, overseeing cases against opposition leaders, protesters, journalists and civil society activists.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Jermaine Eluemunor of the New York Giants, Justin Skule of the Minnesota Vikings, and Braxton Jones of the Chicago Bears could make sense in that column.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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Presenter Minnie Driver brought even more gleam to the carpet in a strapless column dress with embellished semi-sheer panels plus jewelry by Rahaminov Diamonds and Saidian Vintage Jewels.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Any beach quality sand excavated from the channel will be placed on the city’s eroding beaches south of the municipal pier.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Reach Key West Key West, Florida Perched on a private natural sand beach, The Reach Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton offers a tropical escape with a boutique feel (and a postcard-worthy pier).—
Kelsey Ogletree,
Midwest Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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