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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 climate assessment used that company's map platform to publish the interactive atlas tool. Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 1 July 2025 And fellow ride-hailing platform GoTo, based in Indonesia, jumped 13 spots with sales of $1 billion. Lionel Lim, Fortune, 22 June 2025 Hours earlier, the National Weather Service in Grand Forks said on the social platform X that two deaths were attributed to a tornado that hit a home. Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025 Sign-in activity to view recent access attempts Banking and social media platforms: Look under your profile or settings for login history or device management 3. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for platform
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Noun
  • In a race with plenty of crashes and spins, Sauber’s Nico Hülkenberg was third from 19th on the grid for his first podium finish in his 239th race of an F1 career that began in 2010.
    James Ellingworth, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
  • McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri reacts after placing second in the podium positions during the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on July 6, 2025.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Many people on Mumsnet, a forum that fellow parents use to vent or seek advice, validated her feelings and agreed with her.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 13 July 2025
  • But the case does not signal a radical change in the court’s approach to criminal cases, Epps said at a forum at Texas A&M University School of Law.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The little charging stand is perfect for a garage or storage room shelf, as long as there's a power outlet nearby.
    Nena Farrell, Wired News, 10 July 2025
  • Money in, money out: Use classic methods, such as a lemonade stand, to teach earning money and managing expenses.
    Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 10 July 2025
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  • The passport offers deals at 40 Windsor businesses, including coffee shops, boutiques and access to arts and entertainment venues, according to the campaign's website.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 July 2025
  • As brands trim budgets and try to convey a feeling of exclusivity with intimate venues, editors are increasingly struggling to secure invitations.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The people who have spoken from this pulpit are remarkable.
    Samantha Balaban, NPR, 14 June 2025
  • Two California pollsters found that Newsom’s recent political pivot did not endear him to state voters, either. ‘Bully pulpit’ But there is some potentially good news in all this for Newsom.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
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  • The outlet reported on July 11 that nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance hotline went unanswered two days after the flooding, as search and rescue efforts continued.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 July 2025
  • Factor in a four-hour charging time via a conventional 110-volt outlet, and users would be hard-pressed to need much more in a week’s worth of commuting, grocery and errand runs, and so on.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • This dormant stage creates an information vacuum where uncertainty breeds anxiety, productivity plummets and talent begins eyeing the exits.
    Shannon Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Joining him on stage was the film's director Randal Kleiser alongside Didi Conn, Barry Pearl, Kelly Ward and Michael Tucci, all who played Zuko's fellow high schoolers in the hit movie musical.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 July 2025

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“Platform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platform. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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