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Recent Examples of handrail
An unknown individual’s blood DNA was discovered on a handrail in the off-campus home where the four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2025
The second was a partial set but built vertically, allowing the stunt team to pull Rain and Andy ‘upward’ along the handrail, creating the illusion of zero gravity.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
Williams will traverse the station's handrails from Quest to the belly of U.S. lab module, Destiny.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Bathroom aids: Tub bars and handrails can make getting in and out of the bath or shower safer.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 26 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2025
The second was a partial set but built vertically, allowing the stunt team to pull Rain and Andy ‘upward’ along the handrail, creating the illusion of zero gravity.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
Williams will traverse the station's handrails from Quest to the belly of U.S. lab module, Destiny.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Bathroom aids: Tub bars and handrails can make getting in and out of the bath or shower safer.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handrail
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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Head upstairs via the marble staircase with a bronze balustrade (or the elevator).—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2025
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The balustrade at the far end affords one of the great panoramas of the Eternal City, with the dome of St. Peter’s etched on the horizon.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The officer shakes a bed sheet at the pigeon over the second-floor balcony banister.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Jason Wells/Golden Gate Creative A staircase has an antique wood banister.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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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Seeing the vulnerability of the measure, put in place by executive order, advocates had pushed the Biden administration to institute stronger guardrails before leaving office this month to protect beneficiaries.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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These guardrails have allowed America to birth the strongest democracy in the world.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Where feasible, consider rail travel which is significantly more greenhouse gas efficient than road transport and aviation.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The bill — introduced by Sens. Vickie Sawyer, Bill Rabon and David Craven — is part of efforts by local leaders to overhaul the region’s public transit system by increasing Mecklenburg County’s sales tax to pay for rail, bus and road projects.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handrail. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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