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Extendable or telescoping hoses are great for reaching high-up spots, like banisters and beams.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Here, staircases are lined with Red Alder banisters and paintings by Canadian artist Fred Peters.
—Jennie Nunn, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
That religious practice would lead to the famous Shaker aesthetics, most notably seen in furniture, but also wooden boxes, staircases, banisters, and architecture.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Layer them with your evergreen garlands along railings or the banister or in your interior doorways.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Here, staircases are lined with Red Alder banisters and paintings by Canadian artist Fred Peters.
—Jennie Nunn, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
That religious practice would lead to the famous Shaker aesthetics, most notably seen in furniture, but also wooden boxes, staircases, banisters, and architecture.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Layer them with your evergreen garlands along railings or the banister or in your interior doorways.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banister
Noun
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Stack the flowers from floor to ceiling, using tables, railings, and hooks to make full use of your space.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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Chonkers barking, with a crowd gathered around the railing.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mamdani’s push to develop Sunnyside Yard is the boldest plan for Queens in a generation — a chance to deck over 180 acres of rail tracks and build housing, parks, and economic opportunity at scale.—
Peter Peyser,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The gate opens and the entire field dashes for the rail, all coming down on top of the 1-hole starter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Banister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banister. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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