platforms

plural of platform
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as in podia
a level usually raised surface you'll have to stand up there on the platform for your speech

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as in venues
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 platforms From their impressive stands, the likes of ITV Studios, Banijay and Fremantle announced deals with new platforms and creator talent. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 The move comes after Meta and the tech industry more broadly have grappled with criticisms from parents and lawmakers that online platforms aren’t doing enough to protect children online. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 Across resale platforms, ticket prices for No Doubt’s Sphere residency currently range from approximately $211 to over $4,000. Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025 Another program, the Hekaya Project, which AlObad describes as a script room supporting emerging writers, has already produced nine original series, three of which are moving into production for TV and streaming platforms. Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025 David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta on Friday announced new safety features that will allow parents to see and manage how their teenagers are interacting with artificial intelligence characters on the company’s platforms. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025 But Cue was clear that Apple would be looking to ensure there were plenty of avenues to watch F1 via its platforms. Luke Smith, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 And to see our work in more formats (text, video, audio) and on more platforms (JSOnline, of course, but also Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and more). Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Beyond offering incentives to refer platforms to others, emerging apps have also created ways to bet alongside friends, setting up leaderboards and teams of other users. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Weddings caught in shutdown chaos Nuptials planned amid the federal government shutdown are in limbo as popular wedding venues shutter or experience low staffing.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Federal investigators have uncovered a massive black-market supply chain flooding bars, venues and homes with counterfeit liquor.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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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, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, those conversations soon moved from behind closed doors to press conference podiums, a further indication that this next once-unthinkable development would soon become the new normal.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Four employees aboard the plane survived and were taken to a nearby hospital, the outlets said.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cross-sector forums align employers, health systems, and governments on practical standards and timelines.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Covid-19 pandemic meant that the research was slow to get off the ground and, more crucially, informal conversations Adamala had with colleagues in other fields, at conferences and other forums, began to sow alarm.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Platforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platforms. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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