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Recent Examples of rail
Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
As a remedy, Tesla service will replace the rail assembly free of charge.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
The glass railing along interior staircases is too narrow.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The wagon went off the rails and Mission Viejo came back from a five-run deficit over the last two innings to beat Capo Valley Christian, 8-7, in a nonleague game Wednesday.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
As a remedy, Tesla service will replace the rail assembly free of charge.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
The White House has said repeatedly that cutting waste, fraud and abuse was a key reason voters chose Trump, who has railed repeatedly against FEMA, especially in the aftermath of last year’s Hurricane Helene.
—Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
The glass railing along interior staircases is too narrow.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail
Noun
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Choosing a horizontal cable railing maximizes landscape views and creates an open feel.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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After two hours, the guide summoned passengers to the railing.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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New York has completed the first leg of its road back-to-back.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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These roads are part of a historic path once traveled by royalty, samurais, monks and commoners.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump also appears to be attacking the CFPB—which Warren created—as part of his ongoing feud with the senator, ranting about Warren while delivering his remarks, American Banker reported.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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Out-of-work electrician Bart Ross, who had a long history of ranting against judges and lawyers, shot himself two days later during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The city also plans to construct a bridge over the Union Pacific railroad track that bisects the parkway’s future path.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2025
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Bokhari was also the lone vote on the City Council against a draft transit deal and purchasing railroad tracks for the Red Line train from uptown to the Lake Norman area.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Michael McFaul: The tragic success of global Putinism The European far right traditionally fulminated against Atlanticism, decrying the United States as the fulcrum of a global liberal order from which Europeans must de-link.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Congress responded to these findings with plenty of fulminating but no constructive solution.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The demonstration marked the culmination of anti-corruption demonstrations sparked by the collapse of a railway station roof in Novi Sad in November that killed 15 people.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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The canopy at the railway station collapsed Nov. 1 after renovations led by two Chinese companies.—
Chris Massaro,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He was feared by world powers, but also revered and reviled by his own subjects.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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The flywheel could reverse: Musk could become universally reviled, causing the protests to increase and his net worth to shrink.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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