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Recent Examples of stanchion
The basket stood 15 feet away, but even further behind the stanchion stood a large group of hostile LA Clippers fans known as The Wall.
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Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
The bulk of the queue is in one room, completely back-and-forth, stanchion-style, with only static photos of arctic animals to distract.
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Not satisfied with knocking them down, the man then grabbed a nearby metal stanchion — one of the poles used to guide passengers in queue lines — and used it to smash the machines repeatedly.
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Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
The three legends’ names and jersey numbers also appeared on the TD Garden court and on the stanchion beneath each basket.
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
The bulk of the queue is in one room, completely back-and-forth, stanchion-style, with only static photos of arctic animals to distract.
—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Not satisfied with knocking them down, the man then grabbed a nearby metal stanchion — one of the poles used to guide passengers in queue lines — and used it to smash the machines repeatedly.
—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
The three legends’ names and jersey numbers also appeared on the TD Garden court and on the stanchion beneath each basket.
—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanchion
Noun
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Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.
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And then this pilaster rising up.
Noun
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The only way to preserve our republic is to strengthen the pillars of our present with the mortar of our past.
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These clips, showing first-person views from drones striking military and logistical sites, have become a pillar of Ukraine’s wartime propaganda efforts to illustrate battlefield successes against Russia.
Noun
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Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and wrote the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
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United is a staple of the gossip column and so supporters must take any reporting about transfer targets linked to their club with a pinch of salt.
Noun
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Francis had waited over an hour in the relentless heat just at the pier alone.
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New retail openings in Cannes and Saint-Tropez, a takeover of the pier at Hôtel Martinez and the launch of the 72-metre ALO Voyage yacht together signal something much bigger than summer brand theatre.
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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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