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Recent Examples of handrail
The trains will be fitted out with senior-friendly features such as handrails, oxygen bottles and emergency call buttons.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Clean frequently touched surfaces like counter tops, doorknobs and handrails.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
Police found blood on a handrail at the home of four Idaho student murder victims and more on a glove outside.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
The defense asked Payne about a blood spot on a handrail going between the second and first floors of the home.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Clean frequently touched surfaces like counter tops, doorknobs and handrails.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
Police found blood on a handrail at the home of four Idaho student murder victims and more on a glove outside.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
The defense asked Payne about a blood spot on a handrail going between the second and first floors of the home.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handrail
Noun
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Outdoor space: The balcony on the main level, enclosed with a clear railing, has space for outdoor dining.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The second floor is accessible via a modern staircase with glass railings or an elevator.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The addition neither aspires to novelty nor imitates great age, being free of balustrades, pilasters, dentil cornices, and all the other surface frosting that Beaux-Arts architects considered indispensable.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2025
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Think ornate stuccoes, regal salons, wrought-iron balustrades, and panoramic terraces that offer breathtaking views of Palermo and the verdant Piana dei Colli.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The officer shakes a bed sheet at the pigeon over the second-floor balcony banister.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Almost 14,000 square feet of living space is accented throughout with antiques from the collection of newspaper publisher and Crosby friend William Randolph Hearst, including a 17th-century wood staircase banister, linen fold paneling, and custom furnishings.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For the rest of the short teaser, Lord and Lady Grantham (Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern) are shown walking around the grounds of the estate, touching bannisters and stone pillars with an air of finality.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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The other children holding on to the bannisters, and my brother Franz standing at the door, pleading for peace with the German word Frieden.—
Hugo Hamilton,
The New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2024
Noun
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However, the decision came during a trend toward deregulation of online platforms as Elon Musk removed guardrails after acquiring X, and Meta and YouTube removed policies meant to combat hate and misinformation.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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Without guardrails, these systems scrape, remix, and reproduce sacred imagery, ceremonial language, and ancestral designs — usually without consent or context.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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As Banda escaped, Sasaki raised his wiry frame atop the rail and roared.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handrail. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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