podium

noun

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po·di·um | \ ˈpō-dē-əm

plural podiums or podia\ ˈpō-dē-ə

Definition of podium

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

2a : a dais especially for an orchestral conductor

b : lectern

-podium

noun combining form

plural -podia

Definition of -podium (Entry 2 of 2)

: foot : part resembling a foot pseudopodium

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Examples of podium in a Sentence

Noun the conductor on the podium tonight is one of the leading figures of classical music

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun His move to the White House comes days after the departure of White House press secretary Jen Psaki and as former deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre takes over the White House briefing room podium. — Ed O'keefe, CBS News, 20 May 2022 Smith surprised Jean-Pierre with a visit to her office last May after the Biden spokeswoman took her first turn at the White House podium. — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022 In the case of Wallen, that also extended to a major on-air award, as Wallen was called to the BBMAs’ podium Sunday night to accept a trophy for top country artist. — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2022 Two weekends prior, Norris took McLaren to its 11th podium since the start of the 2013 season – a relatively astounding accomplishment, given where the team’s two cars started the year in the Bahrain season-opener. — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2022 Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki delivered an emotional farewell from the briefing room podium Friday afternoon -- expressing thanks to President Joe Biden, her administration colleagues and even the White House press corps. — Byjustin Gomez, ABC News, 13 May 2022 Also on the property is a grab-and-go café, a lobby lounge, podium sky terrace, and 5,300-square-foot holistic wellness destination, Chuan Spa with treatments inspired by traditional Chinese medicine philosophies, and both indoor and outdoor pools. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2022 Brown and the Warriors who took their turns at the interview podium after the game all talked about flushing this loss. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2022 The first owner, Pierre Noblet, drove it in over 10 different circuit races and hill climbs through 1960, taking a number of podium finishes at tracks such as Spa, Reims and Monza. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 May 2022 See More

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