plural podiums or podia
ˈpō-dē-ə 
1
: a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as
a
: one around the arena of an ancient amphitheater serving as a base for the tiers of seats
b
: the masonry under the stylobate of a temple
2
a
: a dais especially for an orchestral conductor
b
: lectern
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Noun
the conductor on the podium tonight is one of the leading figures of classical music
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Nick Saban conducted all of his Alabama pressers with a Coke product on the podium, and Saban himself had a long-running commercial relationship with the soda maker.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025
Following her public comments, Regina Brink took a seat next to the podium.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
While there, Zito had a sea lion eat fish out of the Cup and posed for a photo of a dolphins leaping toward him and the Cup up on a podium while Zito held out a Panthers championship flag.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
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Lease a Bike's Dutch rider Marianne Vos celebrates her overall leader yellow jersey on the podium after the 4th stage (out of 9) of the fourth edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race, 130.7 km from Saumur to Poitiers, in Poitiers, western France on July 29, 2025.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Nick Saban conducted all of his Alabama pressers with a Coke product on the podium, and Saban himself had a long-running commercial relationship with the soda maker.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025
Following her public comments, Regina Brink took a seat next to the podium.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
While there, Zito had a sea lion eat fish out of the Cup and posed for a photo of a dolphins leaping toward him and the Cup up on a podium while Zito held out a Panthers championship flag.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/podium. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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