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elevator

[el-uh-vey-ter] / ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər /
NOUN
lift
Synonyms


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There’s that elevator where one reality ends and another begins.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

To catch a bird’s-eye perspective of the Endeavour, guests can take a glass elevator to the 20th story to look at the shuttle through a glass floor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Passengers using other A gates just hopped on an elevator.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Brad Lander, then serving as New York's fiscal watchdog, was accused of obstructing an elevator at a building that houses one of the city's immigration courts.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

He and Hannah walked toward the bathroom while Coal waited in the elevator bank.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

They talked about chairlifts and home elevators, but decided those solved only one issue—mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

“I know which buildings have elevators and which ones require the stairs.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

According to the federal Fair Housing Act, landlords must provide “accessible common use areas” to people with disabilities, and this includes elevators.

From MarketWatch May 5, 2026

Once reliability testing is done, there will be another round of tests to ensure trains are integrated with fixed facilities such as elevators and stations, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

I press the elevator button and try to guess which of the two elevators will arrive first.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks



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