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Keep "railroading" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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The recommendations of the Air Brake Association and the rules of the other railroads cited in this report differ in some respects, but the underlying intent of all is the common desire to prevent the most feared event in railroading - the irrevocable loss of control of trains descending mountain grades.
Source: wiktionary
The terminology used in model railroading is one of the toughest things for beginners, but don't try to memorize everything all at once. You may not know the difference between a PS-1 and a GP7 today, but with time you'll be talking like an old hand.
Source: wiktionary
Some at City Hall are perturbed that delivering the superhighway and other cycling schemes is becoming a “railroading” exercise.
Source: wiktionary
Closest matches include bulldozing, coerce, coercion, coercive, engineer.
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