staircase
noun
a flight of stairs with its framework, banisters, etc., or a series of such flights.
staircases
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pluralof staircase.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those patterns, according to the model, would help neighboring DNA molecules align with one another much like two interlocking spiral staircases.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The work can be physically demanding: Cleaners haul heavy trash bags and equipment up and down staircases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
In each video, runners dart around church staff and race up staircases, seeing how far they can get before someone asks them to leave or threatens to call the police.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Each version getting comically bigger, those staircases on the side that one can only imagine were generated by ChatGPT, leading to nowhere.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
I can be here forever and ever, studying all the art and walking up and down the dramatic marble staircases.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
