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Recent Examples of stanchion
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.
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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
Travelers breezed through largely empty rows of stanchions at the TSA checkpoint, where wait times were listed as less than 10 minutes.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
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.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
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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
Travelers breezed through largely empty rows of stanchions at the TSA checkpoint, where wait times were listed as less than 10 minutes.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
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.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanchion
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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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Here, a stucco-and-stone entry provides a contrasting warmth through the simple addition of wooden pillars on the porch.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Apr. 2026
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Swisher has taken some strategies with her for these pillars of wellness.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The white curved walls offset with those two Miami Beach electric-blue mosaic columns, a single rose and an ADT home security sign took my eye.—
Jerald “Coop” Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite its compact layout, the Vanguard also manages to cram a column of programmable keys on the left side of the keyboard.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Dali container ship crashed into a pier that supported the central span of the bridge in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The grounds deliver classic Italian luxury—formal gardens, a pool, private pier, and boathouse—all set against lake views.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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