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elevator

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


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Officials recovered three pieces of the jet’s left elevator between 1.3 to 3.8 miles away from the site of the incident in Palm Beach County, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Elsewhere, the estate came equipped with multiple wood-burning fireplaces, an elevator, an outdoor barbecue area, and a seven-car garage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The bell to the ground floor elevator rings and out steps a tall figure, wearing an all-black ensemble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

For example, when a doctor wants you to stop taking a medication, they’ll often instruct you to “hold” it, as a synonym for a temporary pause or delay—like asking someone to hold the elevator.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The waves are getting bigger & the ship is bouncing up & down like an elevator.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

It would take about three years to complete and include six stairways, five elevators and an observation deck for visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“If we were to go back to steam and hydraulics with the elevators, we need to really understand the total cost of that,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

If the HOA has a shortfall of funds or doesn’t properly maintain common areas such as elevators and swimming pools, the burden falls on all homeowners in the HOA to pay for repairs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

They also work at a low frequency and are able to penetrate buildings and elevators and particularly hospitals - which can have thickened walls to protect people from X-rays and other radiation.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

One of the elevators slid open and Crawley appeared in the same suit he had worn at the funeral but with a different tie.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz


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