staircase
noun
stair·case
ˈster-ˌkās 
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The vacuum also converts l into a handheld device to clean sofa seats, staircases, and other above-floor surfaces.
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
This interior, though, designed by Todd Rosenthal for the director Phylicia Rashad, is warm and welcoming and bright, an orange-walled great room backed by a curved staircase.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
More orthogonal in spirit, the sister’s side features a central staircase and internal windows so that the primary suite overlooks the kitchen and dining area, borrowing light from the rear façade.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
African art is displayed on every surface; there is a grand staircase; portraits of prominent Black figures, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President Barack Obama and Jasper patriarch Pastor Solomon Jasper (Harry Lennix) hang on the walls.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
This interior, though, designed by Todd Rosenthal for the director Phylicia Rashad, is warm and welcoming and bright, an orange-walled great room backed by a curved staircase.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
More orthogonal in spirit, the sister’s side features a central staircase and internal windows so that the primary suite overlooks the kitchen and dining area, borrowing light from the rear façade.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
African art is displayed on every surface; there is a grand staircase; portraits of prominent Black figures, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President Barack Obama and Jasper patriarch Pastor Solomon Jasper (Harry Lennix) hang on the walls.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Staircase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staircase. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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staircase
noun
stair·case
-ˌkās
: a flight of stairs with the supporting structures
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