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Recent Examples of railing
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 May 2025
Brunson would hop over the railing to confront Haliburton and ultimately set up an intense moment in front of the screaming New York-partisan crowd.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The fall occurred Thursday afternoon from the apartment's private balcony, which has protective glass, not a railing, according to Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Goff also said the balcony had protective glass instead of a railing.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Police stated in a previous press release that Nannen and Crane climbed over the railing located between the trail and the cliff.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 May 2025
Brunson would hop over the railing to confront Haliburton and ultimately set up an intense moment in front of the screaming New York-partisan crowd.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The fall occurred Thursday afternoon from the apartment's private balcony, which has protective glass, not a railing, according to Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Goff also said the balcony had protective glass instead of a railing.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railing
Noun
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There, he’s been working on high-speed rail, notably the long-beleaguered effort to build fast train lines up and down the spine of California.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
23 May 2025
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While Ramaphosa kept his composure and the meeting did not go off the rails like the infamous February meeting in the Oval Office between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the South African president was clearly put on his heels by Trump’s tactics.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Last week, Fox premiered the new comedy Going Dutch, about a ranting conservative father (Denis Leary) forced to reconnect with his estranged liberal daughter (Taylor Misiak).—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The Pats addressed two of their biggest needs, but instead in Tuesday’s paper there’s me, smiling in my headshot and ranting in print, a clueless dope.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
12 Mar. 2024
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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