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as in podium
a level usually raised surface you'll have to stand up there on the platform for your speech

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as in forum
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information for years the publisher has used his newspaper as a platform for his extreme political conservatism

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Recent Examples of platform The big game, after all, is the biggest advertising platform in the world, and the league wants to deliver something that can stand out amid a sea of stars and creative ad spots. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025 On the platform side, Taobao has returned to the Spring Festival Gala with a $343.9 million red packet campaign, becoming the exclusive e-commerce interaction platform for the Year of the Snake’s gala, with users able to receive up to $260. Li Jun, WWD, 9 Feb. 2025 Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025 The platform has itself been called a cesspool, rife with hateful rhetoric and falsehoods. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for platform 
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Noun
  • Thomas ultimately set pool records in every individual event the athlete competed in and topped the victor's podium four times.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Button’s teammate Rubens Barrichello drove chassis 01 to podium finishes at four races in the 2009 season, including at the Grands Prix at Silverstone, Monaco, Spain, and Australia.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • On forums, some Disneygoers wonder if the club is a cabal.
    Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The forum, hosted by the Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force (NEST), was held at First Congregational Church.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Alcohol industry leaders would rather let the old guidance stand.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • As part of that work, all player facilities, including both dressing rooms and the tunnel, will also move across to the new construction from their current home in the cramped main stand.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • The Redditor figured that changing domestic flight plans would be much easier and less expensive than losing a venue deposit and having to re-plan a wedding.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The San Francisco studio has become not just the creative center of EMPIRE’s operations but also an event venue for the city’s music and civic communities.
    Dan Rys, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • Some design highlights at Q Kansas City: four different murals, all by LGBTQ artists; a golden giraffe chandelier; and an eight-foot DJ booth on the dance floor inspired by a Catholic pulpit.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Musk's pulpit moves strikingly faster — getting results within hours on Wednesday.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • According to French news outlets Le Parisien, RTL and FranceInfo, police said that Lasalle was walking home from her middle school on Friday afternoon, Feb. 7.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
  • In his new role, focused on exploring and capitalizing on opportunities in emerging areas of the industry, Jeffrey will play a critical role in scaling our business and proving new creative and commercial outlets for our artists.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • David Johansen — the sole surviving founding member of the New York Dolls and a solo artist who also performs as the lounge singer Buster Poindexter — is suffering from stage four cancer, a brain tumor and a broken back, and is seeking financial assistance through the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.
    A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Beloved singer David Johansen has gone public with a stage four cancer diagnosis, a brain tumor and a recent fall the day after Thanksgiving that left him with a broken back in two places.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2025

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“Platform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platform. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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