platforms

plural of platform
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as in podiums
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 The company is partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will work alongside OpenAI’s teams to test its systems and help strengthen protections across its platforms. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 Unfortunately, people with the largest platforms too often promote an isolated worldview in which race determines who deserves admiration, legitimacy, and power. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 The Daddy Yankee deal is another example of a major advertiser embracing alternative platforms to reach a targeted audience. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026 Kerrigan also creates social media content for TikTok and other platforms, and has her own Substack, The Plot. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026 For example, Muse lives across a new stand-alone app, website and other Meta platforms. — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Lula will have to respond to demands for tougher measures against crime, as the right has made a hard-line approach one of its main political platforms. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 If mass social platforms driven by advertising are what’s wrong with the internet, McKenzie argues, then a platform driven by subscriptions can save it. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 The sorting machine In September 2025, Nepal banned 26 social media platforms. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • The California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school athletics, also revised its rules to ensure that transgender athletes in individual sports do not displace cisgender ones from rankings or medal podiums.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The latest achievement for Adidas comes after the brand swept the men’s and women’s podiums in Berlin last month — the first time since 2017 that one brand was worn by all six top competitors.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to the release, the band embarked on an extensive anniversary tour for the album, playing in some of their biggest venues yet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The events include gatherings hosted by Democrats, Republicans and nonpartisan venues.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) means processing the fact that, unlike earlier stages of breast cancer, MBC is not yet curable.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Tesla wants to bring multiple stages of semiconductor development under one roof.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Cavan Images/Alamy There was a land of Usenet forums and AOL keywords, LiveJournals and Blogspots and single-topic Tumblrs.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Congress and the presidential primary will be the forums for figuring out the party’s long-term plans.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Russian media outlets reported that a Ukrainian attack sparked a blaze at Oryol's Proton-Electrotex plant, which produces components for military equipment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Russian media outlets reported that a Ukrainian attack sparked a blaze at Oryol’s Proton-Electrotex plant, which produces components for military equipment.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Platforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platforms. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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