Thesaurus results for PLATFORM

platform

noun

ˈplat-ˌfȯrm

Definition of platform

as in podium

a level usually raised surface you'll have to stand up there on the platform for your speech

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as in forum

a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information for years the publisher has used his newspaper as a platform for his extreme political conservatism

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Recent Examples of platform If Assembly Bill 1709 is approved, social media companies would need to provide platforms to children under 16 years old that do not include personalized feeds driven by algorithms, autoplaying videos and other features. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Hinge is primarily a digital platform for physical therapy, with ambitions in other areas of healthcare. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 The shift is reflected in how customers are using the platform. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Let’s explore how combining AI with responsible business practices can help brands improve customer experiences and create platforms that are faster, smarter and more personalized. — Salman Shahid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for platform

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Noun

Competitors had to lift them onto podiums at different heights in the quickest time possible.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The points are represented by plastic eyeballs dropped into decorative glass urns on their player podiums, styled like museum exhibits — a fun bit of whimsy in the production design that unites the ideas of vision and museum art.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of podium

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Streets For All, a group that wants to expand the city’s bus and bike lane network, pulled video footage from a different Sherman Oaks candidate forum — this one featuring Bass and Raman last month.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
His reputation is so strong and his advice so well-known that some memes on the forum ironically joke about doing the opposite, with a picture of Buffett suggesting that everyone freak out and sell in a panic.

— Josh Funk, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of forum

Noun

The Hurricanes’ defense made a big stand, forcing a holding in the end zone for a safety.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Barrio Athletics had planned to start and end their run in tiny Leimert Plaza Park while also setting up a DJ and smoothie stand there.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stand

Noun

Not bad for a venue that has occupied its current site since 1853, land that was once used for police-force horse paddocks and is a short, happy walk from downtown Melbourne.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Disney took over the entire plaza and two of its venues for the 2026 ESPYs, ESPN’s annual sports awards show.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of venue

Noun

This is a moment to celebrate a revolution that got televised, an opus of sound and fury that sparked difficult conversations from Bible study to the Barbershop, from the pole to the pulpit.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
The first and second floors feature large assembly halls with rows of pulpits on different levels, representing a hierarchy of the priesthood just emerging in early Mormon practice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulpit

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Some workers in Kenya who reviewed images captured on smart glasses told the news outlet that faces sometimes appeared even when they were supposed to be blurred.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The blade of the hatchet was about three and a half inches long, which was seemingly consistent with the size of the wounds found on Abby and Andrew Borden, per the outlet.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of outlet

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The property also has a private landing stage, from which canal tours and even floating dinners can be arranged.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Related Stories At the end of the three-and-a-half-hour program, much of the show’s performing cast and winners reemerged on stage for the finale, a tribute to the late Raul Malo of the Mavericks.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

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