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Recent Examples of plinth
They were cleaned and then displayed on a traditional plinth at the museum entrance, according to the statement.
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Jack Guy, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
The cans, which were undamaged, were cleaned and awarded pride of place on a plinth immediately inside the museum’s entrance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2024
Committee after committee has been formed and disbanded, while the plinths and on Richmond’s Monument Avenue remain empty.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The exhibition spans 16 silhouettes and 14 accessories that are arranged on an oval 300-square-foot plinth, with names such as Jeremy Scott, Gareth Pugh, Y/Project under Glenn Martens’ tenure as well as all the 2024 and 2023 winners.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jack Guy, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
The cans, which were undamaged, were cleaned and awarded pride of place on a plinth immediately inside the museum’s entrance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2024
Committee after committee has been formed and disbanded, while the plinths and on Richmond’s Monument Avenue remain empty.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The exhibition spans 16 silhouettes and 14 accessories that are arranged on an oval 300-square-foot plinth, with names such as Jeremy Scott, Gareth Pugh, Y/Project under Glenn Martens’ tenure as well as all the 2024 and 2023 winners.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plinth
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In the basement, Reiss had the floor of the kitchen dug out three and a half feet to gain height for the ceiling.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
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Our office is just 1,000 feet from Howelsen Hill Ski Area and its summer trail network, half a mile from the Spring Creek Trailhead, which connects to the Continental Divide, and only three miles from the Steamboat Springs Ski Resort.Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Some news accounts of the unveiling have seized on this quote, but it was clearly made in a spirit of humility, as in: How did a guy like me, from such modest beginnings, end up on a pedestal?Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Here's a hint: A gorgeous entry to a park With a controversy so stark Now a vacant space to mull Nothing left but a pedestal Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Chicago.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
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The city is expecting 500,000 tourists for the pop star’s six-night, two-weekend stand of her Eras tour.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Funnels and Pinch Points Funnels and pinch-points are among the most orthodox stand locations during the rut.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Also, longtime Mayor Steve Jones has reached the limit for terms leading on the dais.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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During board meetings, the two sit less than ten feet from each other on the dais.Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Two weeks ago, auctioneer Phyllis Kao, in a tailored gray jacket and hair pinned in a black swirl at her forehead, leaned with tensile agility over the rostrum.thehustle.co, thehustle.co, 2 Aug. 2024
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The catcher is near the whale’s rostrum–near its beak, snout, and vertebrae.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
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What can audiences expect from Shelley’s turn at the podium?Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Ocon’s Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly finished third, the first time in 11 years that an Enstone team has had both its drivers on the podium.Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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This solid foundation enables the Bilstein DTX shock absorbers to do their work, with fast reaction times that let the various drive mode settings deliver distinctly different ride and handling characteristics.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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During a meeting in early 2024, the foundation’s inner circle locked themselves in a room to come up with the guiding tenets for the group.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, Taiwan’s decision to respond to incursions into its air defense identification zone by scrambling fighter jets and to trail Chinese navy ships on the seas has heavily taxed its defense platforms and risks exhausting the military, thereby compromising Taiwan’s readiness for direct conflict.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Chatter about the inevitability of consolidation within the streaming world has been going on for well over a year now, with a widespread expectation that at some point, a couple of major platforms will either merge or go away.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Plinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plinth. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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