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staircase

[stair-keys] / ˈstɛərˌkeɪs /


NOUN
stairs
Synonyms


NOUN
woodwork
Synonyms


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“Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2” made Duchamp an American celebrity, as the journalist John Strausbaugh details in “Duchamp Takes New York.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But her much-vaunted Staircase Project, using an array of nuclear weapons to rocket the sail-powered probe across space, doesn’t work.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2024

The BLM, meanwhile, drafted a Resource Management Plan for the restored Grand Staircase, recommending a compromise that seeks balance between use and conservation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2023

Turner is best known for her role as Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, and has also appeared in the drama series The Staircase and the X-Men film franchise.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

She’d brought a book called The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene, and she liked reading in bed.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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