as in podium
a level usually raised surface the speaker took his place at the front of the dais

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for dais
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podium
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  • Plagued with traffic and possible damage from going wide, both Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson were out in Q1, a stark contrast to their podium-earning performance in Zandvoort last week.
    Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • When Lagway walked to the podium after the game, there was still an air of confidence to the star.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Dais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dais. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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