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Recent Examples of handrail
Keep driveways and sidewalks free of ice and snow, and repair any step or handrail issues.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
The new spike features consist of metal sheets with sharp edges installed on guardrails between turnstiles that are intended to stop fare beaters from using the gate handrails for leverage when jumping.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
The arch on the Ohio side was painted in 2023, and this year, the handrails and western catwalk were spruced up.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2024
Pools and restaurants also include ramps and handrails.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
The new spike features consist of metal sheets with sharp edges installed on guardrails between turnstiles that are intended to stop fare beaters from using the gate handrails for leverage when jumping.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
The arch on the Ohio side was painted in 2023, and this year, the handrails and western catwalk were spruced up.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2024
Pools and restaurants also include ramps and handrails.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handrail
Noun
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As Luka Dončić prepared to run out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ tunnel for his pregame warmup, he was serenaded with cheers and applause by multiple rows of fans wearing No. 77 Lakers and Slovenia jerseys lining the railings.—
Jovan Buha,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Warren could be seen guiding him gently, advising him to switch his lunch bag to his other hand and use the railing for support.—
Lydia Patrick,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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We are ushered into a huge room that is decorated to resemble a residential square in Calcutta, with laundry hanging over the balustrades.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2025
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Alba followed her through the slit sheet of plastic draped over the front door to keep the dust in, and on the landing leaned over the balustrade to watch her descent.—
Cormac James,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Mar. 2024
Noun
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When the hero ducks so that one baddie punches the other one, then backflips over a banister to two-leg kick the guy coming up from beneath?—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Dec. 2024
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The tour begins in the couple's front entryway, where pink and green pastel ribbon bows adorn a banister leading upstairs.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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
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Kravitz approaches her and climbs up on the bannister, before lifting her up and giving her a huge hug.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
8 July 2024
Noun
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With no guardrails, there will be no limit to the amount of institutional money that will be on the table when the Texas Longhorns complete with Notre Dame to recruit the next Heisman Trophy prospect or for an experienced and proven defensive end from the transfer portal.—
Donna Lopiano,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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So Democrats are using their leverage to demand guardrails that would limit the executive branch’s discretion and require the Trump administration to carry out spending directed by Congress.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Replacement parts are costly and difficult to get because virtually no other transit agencies in the United States use the Sprinter rail system.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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At the Atlantic Beach Skatepark and Miniature Golf, kids can show off their tricks, cruising on ramps and rails in a safe and welcoming environment or put their skills to the test with some friendly competition in a game of mini golf where creative obstacles and challenges await.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handrail. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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