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Recent Examples of dais
In addition to Gosling, author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard were on today’s dais with Lord and Miller in conversation with Joshua Horowitz.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2025
The pay increase, the assignment pay and the insurance benefit were all raised for the first time from the dais at our July 2 meeting.
—Caryl Shuham, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
On the dais beside Democratic Mayor Aftab Pureval and Republican challenger Brian Frank sat an empty chair and a microphone for Cory Bowman, a Republican mayor candidate, pastor and half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Jones has been moved to the front, near the speaker's dais.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2025
The pay increase, the assignment pay and the insurance benefit were all raised for the first time from the dais at our July 2 meeting.
—Caryl Shuham, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
On the dais beside Democratic Mayor Aftab Pureval and Republican challenger Brian Frank sat an empty chair and a microphone for Cory Bowman, a Republican mayor candidate, pastor and half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Jones has been moved to the front, near the speaker's dais.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dais
podium
Noun
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So when Patel approached the podium on Friday the stakes were obviously high.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Two more from Dennis Mitchell’s elite sprint crew could also cause a podium shake-up.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Dais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dais. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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