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Recent Examples of rail
Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2025
Being dragged against the chest-high pier railing and into the water was just a remote possibility, and there was always a sharp knife handy to cut the line.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Long parallel tracks cut through the sand, comprising the spine of what planners say will be a high-speed rail system.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 18 July 2025
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Noun
The current carried him up the block and shoved him up against the wooden porch railing of a neighbor who was looking through a window with his flashlight.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2025
Being dragged against the chest-high pier railing and into the water was just a remote possibility, and there was always a sharp knife handy to cut the line.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Verb
According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal would create the largest rail operator in the country, creating the only network that would run coast to coast in the U.S.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Long parallel tracks cut through the sand, comprising the spine of what planners say will be a high-speed rail system.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail
Noun
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Leaning on the railing at Mather Point, both men said the change of plans had been pretty seamless.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Gripping the stairwell railings inside the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel on a recent afternoon, Tom Kutrosky ran up the steps two at a time — part of his training for an upcoming race that involves taking on 110 floors’ worth of stairs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Strengthening infrastructure – Communities need to prioritize schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, dams, water supply, sewer, sanitation, power, cellular, internet service, etc.—
Louis Gritzo,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
Verb
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In the movie’s trailer, Offerman can be seen training with firearms and ranting about systemic oppression as Jerry.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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The slightest noise from the children could propel him from the room, ranting.—
Noah Hawley,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Burnham Yard is a brownfield site, and the contamination from decades spent as a railroad repair yard will need to be cleaned up.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
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Salisbury is preserving the depot and will make additions to help return the building to its railroad focus.—
Damenica Ellis
July 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
Verb
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As for fighting the Trump pressure campaign, even politicians as ambitious as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are mostly left to file lawsuits — and fulminate.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2025
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At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Williams, the son of a Welsh railway worker, was, like Dyer, lifted by grammar school and a scholarship to an august university—Cambridge, in his case.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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On top of that, an ongoing railway worker shortage continues to lengthen dwell times for containers waiting at the port.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
Verb
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In his native Germany, he was reviled by the Nazis as a degenerate artist.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Every post, every public appearance, is thus grounds for psychoanalysis, a reaction that Bieber seems to both cultivate and revile.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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