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Recent Examples of stanchion
The bulk of the queue is in one room, completely back-and-forth, stanchion-style, with only static photos of arctic animals to distract.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Instead, the plane hit a light stanchion, sheared off the tops of some trees and burst into flames well short of the runway.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
The owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen brought stanchions from his rum bar to the street to keep protesters separated from officers, working as a volunteer to ensure the demonstration remains peaceful.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Gate areas will feature digital screens and streamlined lanes, eliminating numbered stanchions (silver columns).
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Instead, the plane hit a light stanchion, sheared off the tops of some trees and burst into flames well short of the runway.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
The owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen brought stanchions from his rum bar to the street to keep protesters separated from officers, working as a volunteer to ensure the demonstration remains peaceful.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Gate areas will feature digital screens and streamlined lanes, eliminating numbered stanchions (silver columns).
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanchion
Noun
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And then this pilaster rising up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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Common features included grand arches, decorative molding and pilasters, which are vertical columns that project from walls.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Businesses are no longer viewed solely as economic actors, but as pillars of stability tasked with educating and orienting their teams and customers.—
Tatevik Simonyan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The hub aligns with Hellmann’s Forward2030 strategy, strengthening the company’s fashion vertical as one of the pillars of long-term growth within its global network.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
Noun
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This is the latest installment of our bimonthly column Crews on Cruise, spotlighting the people who work behind the scenes of the world’s most memorable voyages—from bartenders and entertainers to ship captains and expedition leaders.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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This column has reported on California’s high-speed boondoggle for almost two decades.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Thousands of family and friends crowded the pier for the roughly 3,500 sailors still on board, after the aviators who flew the planes attached to the carrier, flew off earlier in the week.—
Steve Walsh,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the pier and the ocean in cinematic detail.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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