Thesaurus results for PODIUM

podium

noun

ˈpō-dē-əm

Definition of podium

as in platform

a level usually raised surface the conductor on the podium tonight is one of the leading figures of classical music

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Recent Examples of podium Departing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt‘s 20 months behind the podium could have a lasting impact on how her successors, Republican and Democrat, operate. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 The Fox morning show paid tribute to Leavitt with a video montage of her berating and insulting reporters from the White House podium. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The 26-year-old Norris won the Formula 1 Drivers Championship last year and currently has a record of 13 race wins and 48 podium finishes. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 By removing Gasly’s penalties, he was reinstated to the podium. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for podium

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Noun

The company also says the platform is designed to accommodate future battery technology, potentially allowing newer packs to be used with the existing motorcycle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
One and billing platform Orb, could broaden its offering further.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of platform

Noun

Taylor had grown up watching reruns of the sitcom on cable and even played Marcia in a stage show.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Three-stage response to drone attacks SCILT NAVAL combines its detection equipment and effectors in one onboard system.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of stage

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
Hurst in ‘93 was among the first inside the church upon the flooding, which lifted the pews off the floor and toppled the statues and rose high enough, more than 9 feet, to fill the pulpit.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of pulpit

Noun

There would then be someone on the timing stand or in the electronics booth whose only job is to monitor the driver’s data, the way an engineer monitors a car, making calls that serve both driver performance and safety.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Movingstyle Portable Smart Monitor This smart monitor can be moved around and comes perched on a stand with wheels for easy portability around the office!

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of stand

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

Noun

A little less than half an hour in, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman looked down at his mobile phone, and then stood up and walked away from the dais where he had been seated behind a table along with other NASA officials.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
After 18 years nonconsecutively serving on the Independence City Council — including a decade representing the First District — longtime councilmember John Perkins could lose his seat on the dais next week.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dais

Noun

That image of Maradona as an avenging angel, as a tribune of a wronged people, transcended borders.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
As the tribunes, Bernardo De Paula’s Brutus and Daniel DeYoung’s Sicinius scheme and rabble-rouse with manipulative glee.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of tribune

Noun

Each suite boasts a gourmet kitchen, Italian marble bathrooms, and private balconies.

— Megan duBois, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Accessibility The property offers six accessible room categories including the Deluxe Accessible room, located on the ground floor and featuring an outdoor spa tub, and the resort one-bedroom accessible suite with large private balconies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

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