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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 The winner receives a 5-year Premium membership subscription on Crew United, the leading online networking platform. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025 High up on the platform, two girls in yellowish-gray clothes stood on either side of a boy. George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025 The platform has amassed an enormous social media following, sharing market insights and trading strategies. William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 The special is available to stream exclusively on the Apple TV+ platform. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for platform
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Noun
  • The tension was so palpable that one bidder wouldn’t even let Bacs finish his introduction of the timepiece from the podium.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Taking the podium, Jaramillo humbly thanked Hudak and his fellow officers for their support and Mayor Vince Lago praised Jaramillo, saying the city was blessed to have him and assured him that Coral Gables would always stand behind him.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.
    Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In Prairie Village, and in some other races around the county, voters didn’t have the chance to hear as much from their conservative counterparts as several candidates declined to participate in forums or fill out questionnaires for the Johnson County Post and the Kansas City Beacon.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Troops once used stands of trees or other natural barriers to defend themselves against small offensives.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Each one even comes with a gorgeous stand so that it can be shown off rather than stuffed into a closet when not in use.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
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  • The venue which hosts the event can cost couples an average of $12,000, according to the Knot.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Most movie stars of the time lived above the boulevard in the Hollywood Hills, and the first Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel (a venue that seems inconceivable today).
    Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • Now, Day-Lewis, who is currently promoting his son’s film Anemone, wants Cox to get off his pulpit.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Those stances, taken together, have generated concern among some public health experts that Means could use her potential pulpit to spread misleading information.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • On Saturday, Yao Chao People’s Cafe, which has about 30 outlets across the country, according to state media, issued an apology on social media.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Gravette may not be where most expect to find an athlete competing on a global stage, but maybe that's just because Madie Edwards knows how to keep a low profile.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Taking a documentary and translating it on the Broadway stage was always going to be an ambitious endeavor, and when creatives attempt such feats, they should be celebrated.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Platform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platform. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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