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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 But nobody can deny the power of a public figure using their platform to own their identity with pride. Sam Manzella, Them., 23 Apr. 2025 In January, the online travel platform Fliggy said the volume of BNPL travel purchases rose more than 20% from 2023 to 2024. Monica Pitrelli,bella Stoddart, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025 Apple and Meta have fallen short of compliance with the DMA by implementing measures that reinforce the dependence of business users and consumers on their platforms. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 While Amazon directly imports about 40% of its products, the rest are sold by independent merchants on its platform. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for platform
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Noun
  • Golden, at 21 years old and donning a radiant gold-and-black suit, grabbed the microphone on the podium in front of a crowd later announced as 205,000 people.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • His brother Deion Sanders Jr. was also in attendance as the family collectively awaited to hear their surname called from the podium.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • The manosphere is a digital collection of websites, videos and forums that promote male supremacy and advocate for traditional gender roles.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • With over 260 film screening approximately 900 times across venues in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, alongside forums, markets, and special events, the 15th BJIFF offers a panoramic view of global cinema while providing a platform for emerging filmmakers.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • Massimo Dutti linen stand collar shirt $120 MASSIMO DUTTI Kallmeyer Clemence pleated cotton-blend twill barrel-leg pants $510 NET-A-PORTER With a Printed Maxi Dress and a Basket Bag One of our favorite ways to wear sneakers during the spring and summer?
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
  • From 1875 to 1929 it was delineated by a simple circle outlined in chalk (hence the name), but today the circle is much more esteemed with presentation stands and roses planted in the shape of a horseshoe.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • This venue was much larger and housed a bigger crowd in contrast to her 2016 show at the now-defunct Rough Trade NYC location in Brooklyn—further proof of Dacus’ growing fan base.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The venue: the glorious TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • Use my convening power, use my platform as mayor, and then use my pulpit to convene everyone in the city who will touch economic development.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • 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
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  • Oblivion, along with Morrowind and Skyrim, was recognized as Game of the Year by multiple outlets.
    Carlie Procell, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The outlet reported that Garner was photographed leaving Affleck's home later in the day on Sunday.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • There was a time when theater artists were encouraged to dig deeper into what made the stage unique as a form — most notably the palpable connection between actors and spectators.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • What's kept my company going in this stage is the bigger picture.
    Hope Horner, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Platform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platform. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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