soapbox

noun

ˈsōp-ˌbäks How to pronounce soapbox (audio)
Definition of soapboxnext
as in platform
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information some readers don't appreciate that she sometimes uses her book blog as a soapbox for her political views

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Recent Examples of soapbox They were all represented in soapbox carts that participated in the Red Bull Soapbox Race that made its way through the streets of downtown Los Angeles Saturday. — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 Ian McKellen doesn't need anyone's permission to stand on his soapbox. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 May 2026 No one needed to stand in the middle of the room and use the classic Pistons logo as a soapbox. — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 So there’s my little soapbox moment. — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soapbox
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  1. platform
  2. forum
  3. venue
Noun
  • The FactPostNews accounts gained millions of new followers and billions of impressions across platforms, and the organization largely avoided becoming a story itself after fumbling the release of its 2024 autopsy report.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The company is not starting with an entirely untested software platform.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of platform
Noun
  • South International Series Festival will launch a new investment forum in Cádiz in 2027, bringing audiovisual producers and companies together with private financiers, Womack Group announced during this year’s edition.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • For much of the AI talk that went on at the forum, few larger companies had specific use cases to present.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of forum
Noun
  • Macklemore said owners of the venues where the Sheeran tour had been scheduled demanded he be removed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Even though a hospital, concert venue and soccer stadium are coming to Sacramento’s Railyards, the district may not see new residential construction for several years.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of venue

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“Soapbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soapbox. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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