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Recent Examples of podium
The duo has combined for three wins and seven podiums this year.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Digital loyalty cards and emails/text messages are still on the podium with their respective 3 out of 10 ratio, while plastic cards—somewhat surprisingly—pulled in similarly strong results (29.3%).
—Zsuzsa Kecsmar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The race then ends with one and a half laps of the historic Roubaix velodrome, on the Belgian border, before the winner is presented with a commemorative cobble of their own on the podium.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
About 20 feet from the podium, the two women waited through hours of musical performances and speeches by prominent progressive officials, including Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) and Maxwell Frost (D-Florida), the first Gen Z member of Congress.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Digital loyalty cards and emails/text messages are still on the podium with their respective 3 out of 10 ratio, while plastic cards—somewhat surprisingly—pulled in similarly strong results (29.3%).
—Zsuzsa Kecsmar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The race then ends with one and a half laps of the historic Roubaix velodrome, on the Belgian border, before the winner is presented with a commemorative cobble of their own on the podium.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
About 20 feet from the podium, the two women waited through hours of musical performances and speeches by prominent progressive officials, including Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) and Maxwell Frost (D-Florida), the first Gen Z member of Congress.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for podium
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Several videos of people keying Teslas have gone viral on social media platforms Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Apple and Meta have fallen short of compliance with the DMA by implementing measures that reinforce the dependence of business users and consumers on their platforms.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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There was a time when theater artists were encouraged to dig deeper into what made the stage unique as a form — most notably the palpable connection between actors and spectators.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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What's kept my company going in this stage is the bigger picture.—
Hope Horner,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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From courthouses to study halls and pulpits to Senate floors, Black leaders have changed the world’s vision about what access to justice looks like in real time.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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He has been suspended from his post more than once for such actions as adopting children and inveighing against Hillary Clinton from his pulpit during the 2008 election.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Massimo Dutti linen stand collar shirt $120 MASSIMO DUTTI Kallmeyer Clemence pleated cotton-blend twill barrel-leg pants $510 NET-A-PORTER With a Printed Maxi Dress and a Basket Bag One of our favorite ways to wear sneakers during the spring and summer?—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
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From 1875 to 1929 it was delineated by a simple circle outlined in chalk (hence the name), but today the circle is much more esteemed with presentation stands and roses planted in the shape of a horseshoe.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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Cicadas do not eat plant leaves, flowers or fruit but instead suck fluid from the stems of woody shrubs and trees with a long, straw-like tube called a rostrum.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Standing in the rostrum of the House of Representatives, a gavel in her hand and a look of imperturbable stoicism on her face, Ms. Harris officiated as the two houses of Congress met in joint session to formally count the Electoral College votes for president.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The battlelines are drawn in the crowded, high-stakes San Jose District 3 City Council special election, with business and labor interests flooding the race with donations in what could become a crucial seat for control of the dais.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Image Exactly one month later, speaking from the same dais as the governor, Cory Swanson, the new chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, pushed back — surprising many legislators.—
Will Warasila,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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Trump and comparable tribunes of national greatness are now setting the global agenda.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Trump may have proved to be a uniquely popular tribune for this constituency.—
Arthur C. Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2017
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The largest suite is the 430-square-foot Rico Suite, which has a private balcony with city views and a super king bed.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
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Courtesy of The Edition The Miami Beach Edition is somehow both a sanctuary and a social haven: their spacious guest rooms are adorned in warm calming neutrals and pale woods, many with balconies that look over the ocean.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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