Thesaurus results for RAILING

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noun

ˈrā-liŋ

Definition of railing

as in rail

a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports they had to put a childproof railing on the balcony when the baby started walking

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verb

present participle of rail

as in ranting

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Recent Examples of railing

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Every one ended with the stands empty and only a few devoted students waiting on the railing of the west end zone to see their team trot back into the locker room. — David Ubben, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Fix the easy hazards first The NIA recommends going room by room and addressing immediate dangers like poor lighting and loose stair railings before taking on bigger projects. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 The crash scattered pieces of the vehicle around the property and damaged a railing, melted plastic and knocked a section of brick from the building's exterior. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 For much of the first half, the loudest ovation went to a fan dancing on a railing in the stairwell during a timeout. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for railing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for railing

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The Orient Express was a pioneering international rail service that began in 1883, but its end destination, Turkey, didn’t adopt the Gregorian calendar until more than 40 years later.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Working with fellow researchers, Cade now has a good reason to believe the Nature report is more than likely inaccurate – the train’s rail route didn’t exist until 1846.

— Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of rail

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Elon Musk is ranting on X in response to the upcoming documentary, Musk.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
Videos of Cubans exploding in anger and ranting against the government have become frequent despite the severe penalties Cuban law imposes to those who criticize the authorities.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026