Thesaurus results for DAIS

dais

noun

ˈdā-əs

Definition of dais next

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 Honorary female members such as Phyllis Diller, Barbra Streisand and Lucille Ball were ruling the dais until 1988, when women like Liza Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor and Carol Burnett were granted official membership. —

Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026 The decision came after more than two hours of public comments, presentations from the developer and the opposition, and discussion on the dais. —

Catherine Odom february 19, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026 Moving all council desks slightly forward so that there is enough space behind the dais for a wheelchair to move freely. —

Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026 At the Olympic media summit in October, a collection of athletes from across the sports spectrum took turns sitting at small daises to field questions from reporters on hand. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dais

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podium

Noun

The International Paralympic Committee is looking into an apparent protest by two German athletes while on the podium when the Russian anthem was played at the Winter Paralympics.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Smiling, Beatty walked up to the podium and opened his envelope.

— Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026