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Recent Examples of dais
Now, City Council meeting attendees would be hard-pressed to find a meeting without some bickering on the dais.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
The room was silent, save for the heavy, mechanized breathing of the huge man in black armor standing to one side of the throne dais.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Commissioner Stephen Cushman asked from the dais.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In May, Ortiz and a few of his colleagues on the dais introduced the concept of a smoke shop ban following the release of the 2025 Latino Health Assessment report, which found that Latinos faced more dire health outcomes than their counterparts.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
The room was silent, save for the heavy, mechanized breathing of the huge man in black armor standing to one side of the throne dais.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Commissioner Stephen Cushman asked from the dais.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In May, Ortiz and a few of his colleagues on the dais introduced the concept of a smoke shop ban following the release of the 2025 Latino Health Assessment report, which found that Latinos faced more dire health outcomes than their counterparts.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dais
podium
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The federal determination highlights how permitting males to compete on female teams displaces female athletes from podiums, denies them advancement opportunities, and diminishes their visibility and recognition in competitions.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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White posted several throwback photos of himself with his memorable mane, including his podium moments at the 2006 Turin Winter Games when the then-19-year-old White won his first Olympic gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe and again at the 2006 Turin Games.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Dais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dais. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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