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Recent Examples of podium
Norris finished second, with fellow McLaren driver Oscar Piastri completing the podium in third place.
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Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Patel, played by actor, comedian and filmmaker Aziz Ansari, was brought up to the White House briefing room podium by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Colin Host), himself the subject of multiple controversies.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
The Mercedes duo was blocked from the podium in Miami as Russell finished fourth and Antonelli was sixth after a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits dropped him behind Max Verstappen in the final finishing order.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Winter Park also posted podium finishes with a silver medal and scholastic title in the men’s pair, along with bronze medals and scholastic championships in the men’s lightweight 8+, women’s third varsity 8+, women’s fourth varsity 8+ and men’s second freshman 8+.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Patel, played by actor, comedian and filmmaker Aziz Ansari, was brought up to the White House briefing room podium by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Colin Host), himself the subject of multiple controversies.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
The Mercedes duo was blocked from the podium in Miami as Russell finished fourth and Antonelli was sixth after a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits dropped him behind Max Verstappen in the final finishing order.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Winter Park also posted podium finishes with a silver medal and scholastic title in the men’s pair, along with bronze medals and scholastic championships in the men’s lightweight 8+, women’s third varsity 8+, women’s fourth varsity 8+ and men’s second freshman 8+.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for podium
Noun
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The odds of prices topping $5 per gallon exceeded 60% on the platform yesterday afternoon.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Inside the fairgrounds she’s known as Venus Electrificata, a flapper femme fatale perched atop a low-voltage platform, ready to deliver a mild shock to any punter willing to spend a few francs for a kiss.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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Semafor World Economy 2026 drove headlines each day across three concurrent stages of news-making conversations.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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An outbreak in January among high school students in San Francisco points to the persistence of the disease, which has both active and latent stages, according to previous reporting by The Mercury News.—
Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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Picture him in his threadbare suit, nervously smoking his Tecla cigarettes, his eyes obliquely devouring everything, his notes on a small table that resembles a pulpit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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In addition to removing him from the pulpit, the archdiocese reported the allegations against Molina to the civil authorities and offered assistance to those who made the allegations against him.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The stadium capacity was increased from 28,000 for the upcoming World Cup, and the temporary stands were open for the first time on Saturday as a test run.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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My eye goes first to a thin disc propped up on a wooden stand.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Pylkkänen, who sometimes takes to the rostrum for Fair Warning, told me that private sales are being boosted by a new upper tier of collectors that have become wary of buying at auction.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Are members of Congress really supposed to sit meekly and quietly while the president uses the rostrum of their chamber to abuse and insult them in the ugliest language?—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the Venice Biennale, Eshetu is showing The Garden of the Broken-Hearted (2026), a new work that revolves around an olive tree mounted on a rotating dais—with a video of the tree projected onto the tree itself.—
Emmanuel Iduma,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Two Lake County Council races have a deep pool of Democratic challengers, while three council members finish out their last terms on the dais.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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On the first day of spring in 1999, Southlake opened the first six blocks of its new Town Square, a tribune to Main Street Americana.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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During the opening ceremony, Team USA athletes were cheered on, but jeers and whistles could be heard as Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, were shown on the stadium screens, waving American flags from the tribune.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant offers outdoor dining by the D&R Canal, which runs right behind it, and on a balcony with river views.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Renovated in 2023, the traditional Goan style continues in guest rooms with parquet floors, cane weave chairs, antique-style wardrobes with mirrors and headboards, and furnished balconies or terraces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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