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 Visitors, artists, and exhibitors alike are invited to step behind a functional press conference podium, hit a big red button, and speak into the microphones. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 By the time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on the floor of the United Nations, his country had been on the receiving end of scores of condemnations from the podium for two days. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026 Raghubir Goyal, an eccentric veteran of the briefing room who serves as White House correspondent for India Globe, a newspaper that appears to no longer exist, stood at the press secretary’s dusty podium and filmed selfie videos. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 In the final stretch of his coaching run, Pop became almost as famous for his preachy political lectures at the press podium. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for podium

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Noun

The images will appear in digital outlets, as well as on social media platforms and traditional outdoor media placement.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Taking the stage on Sunday to bestow longtime friend Swift with the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, Dakota Johnson hugged the award’s winner, who kicked off her acceptance speech by thanking MTV for offering a platform for music videos.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of platform

Noun

This is a moment to celebrate a revolution that got televised, an opus of sound and fury that sparked difficult conversations from Bible study to the Barbershop, from the pole to the pulpit.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of pulpit

Noun

The Wildcats opened the game with a goal-line stand, but Chiles fumbled the snap on their first offensive play and Rolijah Hardy tackled him in the end zone for a safety.

— Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Other complained in 2023 that an ice cream stand set up outside the camp’s perimeter sent the wrong message.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 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

My deep history on the dais has repeatedly helped the commission make quality decisions.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 23 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

The final appeal tribune analyzes issues brought forward by the FIA president or raised by any of the National Sporting Authorities in motorsports.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That image of Maradona as an avenging angel, as a tribune of a wronged people, transcended borders.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

Definition of tribune

Noun

Beneath the balcony, this street, witness to and confidante of the entire twenty-three years of these young people’s lives, was languishing in the fragrant July night, densely thronged with strolling city dwellers even now.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
The rooms All of the rooms and suites have balconies, terraces, or large windows with views of the Amalfi coast.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

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