plinth

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Recent Examples of plinth An inscription on the plinth read: Author, Poet, Scholar, Soldier, Jurist Orator, Philanthropist, Philosopher. Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025 Many of the products are displayed on silver plinths handmade in Hamburg, Germany, out of fiber glass and epoxy resin with automotive finishing that have screens projecting brand content. David Moin, Footwear News, 23 July 2025 The pop-ups have flexible fit-outs with adaptable shelving, displays, plinths, and rails to create something bespoke. Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 While examining rubble beneath the statue’s plinth, an archaeologist stumbled upon a brass signet ring. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for plinth
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Noun
  • Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Remember, as little as 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Turn a planter into a pedestal for a pumpkin to create a simple fall display outside.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Yang asked her, pulling back a velvet curtain to reveal a plexiglass tray of sod on a white pedestal.
    Charlotte Goddu, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • ArtAncient is taking over Gagosian’s former stand at the front of the fair, booth E1.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Not quite two years later, the Puerto Rican superstar returned to downtown Phoenix on for a two-night stand at the home of the Phoenix Suns, now known as Mortgage Matchup Center.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nguyen served on the city’s diversity committee and did a lot of nonprofit work to help immigrants with citizenship requirements before taking her seat on the dais.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Four years later, Pichai stood on a dais to watch Trump take the oath of office.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The conversation occurred as the leaders—accompanied by North Korea's Kim Jong Un—walked to the Tiananmen rostrum during ceremonies in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday.
    Toby Meyjes John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The defining image from the event featured China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un together on the rostrum overlooking the square, says NPR's Anthony Kuhn.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Loyd, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray all bragged to Hammon on the championship podium that their plants are still alive — and ran with the metaphor all season of being planted, not buried.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Su noted that his background in mathematics, statistics, and engineering has given him the foundation to tackle the complex challenges of AI, from data analytics to pattern recognition and modeling.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • For her, working at her family’s foundation, and later founding 21/64, provided a means to accept her bequest without shame.
    Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Burns took them from a housing project to the C-suite, then used that platform to demand better for everyone coming after her.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The Motion Picture Association was one of the first major Hollywood institutions to disavow the OpenAI platform.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Plinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plinth. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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