daises

noun

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

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Recent Examples of daises There were roses at Chloé, daises at Celine, and cornflowers at Stella McCartney. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 21 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daises
  1. podiums
  2. stands
  3. platforms
  4. pulpits
  5. tribunes
  6. stages
Noun
  • The tournament drew mostly from Europe, with some familiar names taking podiums.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Eight out of 10 podiums this season have featured at least one Ferrari driver, and the Italian team secured two wins in three races (Barcelona and Silverstone).
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of podiums
Noun
  • Other returning vendors include Dole Whip, taco stands, and churros.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • In just over a decade, Daddy's has grown from a single cart into a Nashville institution with multiple locations and stadium stands.
    — USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of stands
Noun
  • Tech giant OpenAI is pledging $71 million to Georgia college students, in the form of $100 one-time credits students can use on one of their AI tech platforms.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Where Some Platforms Make This Worse Some influencer marketing platforms cut off direct communication between brands and influencers, or between their teams.
    — Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of platforms
Noun
  • Politicians routinely invoke faith on the campaign trail, speak from pulpits and frame policy debates in moral terms.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy U-turn was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black American shoppers who launched boycotts.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Definition of pulpits
Noun
  • As the tribunes, Bernardo De Paula’s Brutus and Daniel DeYoung’s Sicinius scheme and rabble-rouse with manipulative glee.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Le Monde published two different tribunes, on Monday and Tuesday, defending Lapid.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 June 2026
Definition of tribunes
Noun
  • Iranian officials said negotiations over future management of the Hormuz strait with Oman, which sits on the opposite shore of the waterway, are in their final stages.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Protesters held movie nights and set up mutual aid stations and stages for speeches and music.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of stages

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