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Recent Examples of railing
Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
One Auburn fan leaned over the railing, waved his middle finger and yelled.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Bogaerts had been hanging over the railing but appeared to animate when one of the umpires responded to Iglesias.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Others sit on blue plastic seats or stand against the railing, watching Sicily come into view.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The men began retracing their steps, but now White maintained that the spot with the railing was the right one.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
One Auburn fan leaned over the railing, waved his middle finger and yelled.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Bogaerts had been hanging over the railing but appeared to animate when one of the umpires responded to Iglesias.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Others sit on blue plastic seats or stand against the railing, watching Sicily come into view.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railing
Noun
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Both ideas were presented prior to the death of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed on the light rail in August.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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The new 26-mile rail line, which stretches from Plano to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, makes a stop at the DFW Airport North Station in Grapevine, which is also served by Trinity Metro’s TEXRail, with service from downtown Fort Worth.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cheung played a tape of Nicholson ranting and raving at the Kaiser facility in Irvine.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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TikTok user @shotmyheartwithnovacaine posted a video in July ranting about how people dress when going to concerts to her 137K followers.—
Laney Crawley,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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