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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
In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration strengthened safety standards for areas surrounding runways after an American Airlines plane landing in Arkansas in 1999 ran into a stanchion just off the runway that tore through the plane, killing 11 people.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Six weeks after the Pacific disaster, a portion of railing or stateroom stanchion washed ashore.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration strengthened safety standards for areas surrounding runways after an American Airlines plane landing in Arkansas in 1999 ran into a stanchion just off the runway that tore through the plane, killing 11 people.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Six weeks after the Pacific disaster, a portion of railing or stateroom stanchion washed ashore.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanchion
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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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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
Noun
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While dance and music are vital to flamenco, the festival showcases one of the pillars of the art form.—
Emily Cardenas,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sauropods are herbivores known for their very long necks, long tails, small head and pillar-like legs.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Waterspouts are spinning columns of air and water mist above bodies of water and can take two forms, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Wheatley contributed columns to publications like Sainsbury's Magazine and The Sun.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Later phases will include a disc golf course, a dog park, fishing piers, kayak and paddleboard access, a bird watching area, a hammock pole area and a lake deck, according to Rawn.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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White women in sportswear jogged along the pier.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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