soapbox

noun

soap·box ˈsōp-ˌbäks

Synonyms of soapbox next

: an improvised platform used by a self-appointed, spontaneous, or informal orator

broadly : something that provides an outlet for delivering opinions

soapbox adjective

Example Sentences

some readers don't appreciate that she sometimes uses her book blog as a soapbox for her political views

Recent Examples on the Web Carlson’s departure from prime-time cable to any soapbox that will have him (Daily Wire? —

Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 5 May 2023 Not everything is a soapbox. —

William Earl, Variety, 4 Dec. 2022 But there were other songs, which were more personal than soapbox speeches. —

Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2023 The ban was enacted after downtown merchants, led by magnate John D. Spreckels, complained that union organizers from the Industrial Workers of the World, Socialists, Anarchists and other soapbox orators were disrupting commerce near their businesses. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2022 Without standing on a soapbox, these films, all Oscar contenders to one degree or another, remind viewers that movies are meant to be a communal experience, shared in a big, dark room full of strangers, sparking the imaginations of hundreds of people at the same moment. —

Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023 My soapbox is open again. —

cleveland, 10 May 2021 Matt Caputo on his soapbox. —

Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021 Anyway, off my soapbox. —

Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2011 See More

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