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Recent Examples of handrail
Two unidentified male blood samples, one on a handrail and one on a glove outside, were recovered by investigators after the stabbing deaths of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncavles, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
The stairs, made of wood, would be about 5 feet wide and feature steel threads instead of handrails.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Joe Choate, a former banker and experienced weekend sailor, smashed headfirst into a handrail, opening a bloody gash down his forehead.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Police found blood on a handrail at the home of four Idaho student murder victims and more on a glove outside.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
The stairs, made of wood, would be about 5 feet wide and feature steel threads instead of handrails.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Joe Choate, a former banker and experienced weekend sailor, smashed headfirst into a handrail, opening a bloody gash down his forehead.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Police found blood on a handrail at the home of four Idaho student murder victims and more on a glove outside.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handrail
Noun
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She's noticed several new builds or renovation projects that show off columns and railings that are out of proportion with the house's size, which throws the entire home's curb appeal off balance.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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Workers look for nests of wild birds to remove, and the park has installed metal spikes on railings and the tops of buildings to discourage roosting.—
Karen Kucher,
Mercury News,
24 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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Perfect for wrapping around banisters, windows or outdoor trees, these lights bring a warm, festive touch to any haunted house setup.—
Maria Correa,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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For the rest of the short teaser, Lord and Lady Grantham (Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern) are shown walking around the grounds of the estate, touching bannisters and stone pillars with an air of finality.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Without these guardrails, organizations risk employees inadvertently exposing sensitive business information as well as relying on unverified AI outputs.—
Pawel Rzeszucinski,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel has traditionally been a powerful guardrail in American government.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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Rigorous peer review is the guard rail by which error and sometimes bad science are cleansed from the system in favor of fact and truth.—
Primary care physicians,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handrail. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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