podium

noun

ˈpō-dē-əm How to pronounce podium (audio)
Definition of podiumnext
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 In June, at the White House podium, Vance told reporters that prices, having just dipped below $4, would keep falling. — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026 Eric Adams was the mayor of New York, Karoline Leavitt ruled the press podium. — Tamar Adler, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026 Looking back on this year’s winners and podium finishers, one brand absolutely ran the table with its team of runners. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026 Lorena Gonzalez at podium with California Attorney General Rob Bonta during a news conference in Los Angeles in 2024. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for podium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for podium
  1. platform
  2. stage
  3. pulpit
  4. stand
  5. rostrum
  6. dais
  7. tribune
  8. balcony
Noun
  • The FactPostNews accounts gained millions of new followers and billions of impressions across platforms, and the organization largely avoided becoming a story itself after fumbling the release of its 2024 autopsy report.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The company is not starting with an entirely untested software platform.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of platform
Noun
  • Blue Origin has completed an important structural test for the stage.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The trouble with hydrogen The stage will be powered by the company’s BE-7 engine, already used by its lunar landers.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of stage
Noun
  • Video of the incident shared to social media shows Sánchez Molinari standing at the pulpit during Mass as a woman in the congregation recites a prayer.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2026
  • An elderly woman in a proper ink-black dress and modest, sensible heels motioned us over and led us down the aisle, inviting us to sit in the pair of waiting chairs just opposite the pulpit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulpit
Noun
  • TobenONE takes a slightly different approach to the whole design by building the whole system around the main stand.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Families will appreciate the custom coloring books at the host stand, which feature dogs in scenes around the hotel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of stand
Noun
  • The mayor’s rostrum sits empty after a City Council meeting on April 16, 2025, at City Hall.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • To many who ascended to the rostrum this past week, that simply is not happening.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rostrum
Noun
  • Even in an era of shrinking media presence, Hurley stepped up onto the dais after a recent practice and saw two dozen reporters, with a battery of cameras.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Glassman, speaking from the dais, told the crowd residents have sent him videos of the raucous scene on Second Street.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dais
Noun
  • Here was the humble trade unionist, born into extreme poverty, standing up as a fiery-eyed tribune of the workers.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tribune
Noun
  • Eyes wander up to see the mezzanine balcony, which houses new hotel fitness center, meeting rooms and a member lounge.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, watched the ceremony from the balcony of the Foreign Office, as is customary.
    — Amaia Odriozola, Vanity Fair, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of balcony

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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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