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banister

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /
NOUN
railing of stairs
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The velvety silhouette feels as distant as the sea, whose dark surface is sliced by the banister.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

Chu: Ari really owned the space — every time she moved, she knew what her intention was, she lived in that physicality, jumping on the banister and kicking up her leg.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2024

The inquest also heard two statements from firefighters Leighton Brown and Gareth Davies who said the stairs banister, ceiling and the whole of the landing was “covered in smoke and fire” on their arrival.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2024

“And then literally at the same time, on another channel, there was Jamie,” he recalled in an interview last week, “this floppy-haired Essex boy, sliding down the banister doing one-pot wonders.”

From New York Times Jan. 27, 2024

The central staircase is wider than ours, with a curved banister on either side.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Along the banisters were motion-activated lights - one wrong step and they would flare on, announcing their presence.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

Fans crammed shoulder‑to‑shoulder against the banisters and barricades, stretching jerseys, bobbleheads and posters toward her for autographs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2025

A 1960s life-size mirrored figure by the Italian artist Claudio Platania and the French fashion designer Pierre Cardin stood on one of the home’s landings, reflecting the angular carvings of the original pine banisters.

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2024

I love the circular marble stairs with carved wooden banisters and wrought-iron posts that climb past the Vazrajdane theater, which shares the old building.

From Washington Post Aug. 18, 2022

Peeling, two-by-four banisters guided you up the outside stairways.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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