as in platform
a level usually raised surface the conductor on the podium tonight is one of the leading figures of classical music

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Recent Examples of podium Daboll noticeably then met the media alone on Jan. 6, standing behind a lonely podium inside the Giants’ practice facility on the turf. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025 Speaking from the podium with the U.S. Capitol in the background, the Girls creator addressed the crowd of advocates and allies. Rachel McRady, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 The following season, Albon scoed points in six of the opening seven races before securing a maiden podium at Mugello and in Bahrain to finish seventh in the drivers’ standings. Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 But, for all their success, Chock and Bates have never stood on an Olympic podium in ice dance, finishing in fourth place three years ago. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for podium
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Noun
  • The show has consistently used its platform to teach important life lessons in fun and engaging ways, all done by some of the most influential faces in pop culture.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But momentous events from beyond the stage hovered, too: In February, well after all 5,000 tickets had been sold for our two-night stand, Donald Trump dismissed multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and installed himself as the institution’s chairman.
    Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday, Dimon said rising interest rates, sticky inflation, and widening credit spreads are setting the stage for a wave of financial strain among U.S. companies.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Their majority was led by new Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, R-Georgia, who dramatically accelerated the trend of shifting that office from a relatively nonpartisan to highly partisan pulpit.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Speaking at the pulpit of the city’s historic Tabernacle Baptist Church, the site of the first mass meeting of the voting rights movement, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said what happened in Selma changed the nation.
    Kim Chandler and Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
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  • Another positive for Strasbourg is a new main stand at their Stade de la Meinau home, which will increase capacity from 26,000 to 32,000, will be open for next season.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • This metal pot planter with a stand from Wayfair is modern and elegant.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Standing in the rostrum of the House of Representatives, a gavel in her hand and a look of imperturbable stoicism on her face, Ms. Harris officiated as the two houses of Congress met in joint session to formally count the Electoral College votes for president.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The state also warns against standing or sitting next to the rostrum, which has up to 29 teeth on each side, experts say.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • And at the inauguration, Mr. Musk, Mr. Bezos, Mr. Zuckerberg, Mr. Cook and Mr. Pichai all appeared on the dais next to cabinet members.
    Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • This year, four-time Indy 500–winner Hélio Castroneves was the driver on the dais.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump and comparable tribunes of national greatness are now setting the global agenda.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Trump may have proved to be a uniquely popular tribune for this constituency.
    Arthur C. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
Noun
  • Photo : Andrew Orozco/Open House A moutain-view balcony off the bedroom.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The dining area opens onto a balcony overlooking Piazza San Babila.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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