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Recent Examples of rail
PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
The bomb was dug up near train tracks north of Paris, forcing a shutdown of the rail network serving Gare du Nord, France's busiest station.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 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
In the console’s left rail menu, click Dark Web Monitoring and then click the Add New Item button.
—PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
The bomb was dug up near train tracks north of Paris, forcing a shutdown of the rail network serving Gare du Nord, France's busiest station.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 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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The film contains no railing against ethnic minorities.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Elements yet to be added include planters — which will be placed from First to Melrose avenues — and new railings where Pike and Pine cross Interstate 5.—
Melissa Santos,
Axios,
6 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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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
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The man, whose face is covered by a ski mask and who appears to be wearing a Make America Great Again red baseball cap, can be seen in the video ranting and raving outside Masjid Nur Al-Islam, at 21 Church Ave.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Porter County Sheriff’s Department has released the identification of a man whose body was found along railroad tracks in Liberty Township earlier this month and said the case is still under investigation.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 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 canopy at the railway station collapsed Nov. 1 after renovations led by two Chinese companies.—
Chris Massaro,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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Republicans and industrial lobbies have long reviled and even sought to abolish the CFPB.—
Douglas Gillison,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Progressive Democrats think so, and his Republican critics certainly revile the kind of expansive legislative work Mr. Biden achieved — and are vowing to undo much of it.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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