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plinth

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Definition of plinth

as in foot

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Recent Examples of plinth The Candor boy steps forward, past the stone plinth to the stone lion that waits beyond it. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 Further items are also incorporated into the stone plinth, laser‑engraved with dedications to both brothers, using Portuguese stone from their home city of Gondomar, near Porto. — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 July 2026 The stone plinth was erected in 1848 as Georgians began to recognize the significance of the signers’ historical contributions. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026 The three princesses Atzimba, Eréndira and Tzetzangari The sculpture is not large — measuring 7 feet wide and standing 6 feet, 6 inches tall without a plinth — but its history is. — Eric Adler june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for plinth

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Noun

Fans watch the performance through their cameras, checking their framing while the musician performs, sometimes as close as only a few feet away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
At the foot of each bed is a white plastic bucket, along with a roll of toilet paper.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of foot

Noun

Showing here also presents McGirr with a much more authentic pedestal from which to project his new synthesis of all that acquired McQueen aesthetic lore with his own design identity—because both were forged in London.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
From a cement pedestal, the eight-foot limb of a schefflera bonsai reaches across the table.

— Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of pedestal

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

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Tensions boiled over during a West Park City Commission meeting with commissioners arguing on the dais before three walked out, leaving the meeting without a quorum.

— Chelsea Jones, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
But at the April municipal election, both Fears’ and McCandless’ seats were up for grabs -- and Independence voters chose to remove both from the dais.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of dais

Noun

Edwards stood silently -- remaining in the well until Johnson left the rostrum, approached Edwards from behind and patted him on the back -- leading him up the aisle to the back of the chamber.

— John Parkinson, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
In the House the parliamentarian sits on the top tier of the dais, near the right hand of the presiding member; in the Senate the parliamentarian is seated at the rostrum below the presiding officer’s desk.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of rostrum

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As Pete Golding stood at the podium after securing the second-biggest win of his short tenure as head coach (Sugar Bowl), super agent Jimmy Sexton stood off to the side.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
That also marked five consecutive races without a podium finish for Hamilton.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of podium

Noun

Liu’s Met commission, with its disembodied hands, its severing and suturing of the organic and the mechanical, may be a metaphor for a civilization detached from its foundations and coming to its end.

— Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The nation, of course, once ruled the ancient world and its past has contributed to the foundations of modern culture.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of foundation

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Trump largely ran on a platform focused on economic troubles in 2024, as former President Joe Biden’s four years in office were marked by record-setting inflation.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
The brand’s platform styles often feature rhinestone adornments or unique motifs suspended in the empty space.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

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