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Recent Examples of podium
At that podium, standing behind that lectern—is everyone going to support me?
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Of the approximate 50 residents in attendance at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center, the 18 who took to the podium were split on whether the city should have its own charter.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Back in April after defeating the Grizzlies in the play-in tournament, Kerr wore a Harvard shirt to the postgame podium, showing support to a university that was under fire by the administration.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
After an eight-race drought at the top step of the podium, Verstappen has now won three out of the last four races — and, equally concerning for the papaya-colored team, beaten both McLaren drivers in all four.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Of the approximate 50 residents in attendance at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center, the 18 who took to the podium were split on whether the city should have its own charter.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Back in April after defeating the Grizzlies in the play-in tournament, Kerr wore a Harvard shirt to the postgame podium, showing support to a university that was under fire by the administration.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
After an eight-race drought at the top step of the podium, Verstappen has now won three out of the last four races — and, equally concerning for the papaya-colored team, beaten both McLaren drivers in all four.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for podium
Noun
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk raised fears of political violence in America as well as questions about the responsibility of social media companies pertaining to images of violence posted on their platforms.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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This car is a rolling research platform, validating materials and aero solutions that will influence future hypercar engineering.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Exhausting the fund potentially sets the stage for a similar situation in December if the shutdown isn’t resolved by then.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The amendment invests an additional $450,000 in Birth to Three providers, which help families with children who experience disabilities and developmental delays, including vision and hearing challenges, during the crucial early stage of development.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Now, Day-Lewis, who is currently promoting his son’s film Anemone, wants Cox to get off his pulpit.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Those stances, taken together, have generated concern among some public health experts that Means could use her potential pulpit to spread misleading information.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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There are beer stands, dessert carts and liquor bars throughout the ballpark.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Read this book aloud to your favorite young dancer, and then join me at the concession stand for a Carrot Cordial or a few Lettuce Linzers.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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But there’s only one historical figure looking directly at the speaker’s rostrum, and that’s Moses.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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While Aurora City Council races are nominally nonpartisan, there’s no escaping the politics of the day as hot-button issues like crime, immigration and police conduct insert themselves, often loudly, into discussions on the dais — and among those sitting in the council chamber audience.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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Bass, from the dais, said he was falsely accused and requested community members give him a chance for his case to play out in court.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Democratic strategists who have chewed over their party’s unpopularity in memo after memo since last November pine for an authentic tribune of the working class.—
Molly Ball,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Oli, a Communist who began his political career as a tribune of the oppressed, seemed unaware of the anger that had accumulated around him.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The complaint alleges that the defendants failed to properly inspect, maintain and repair the balcony at 242 Stetson Street, resulting in a structural failure that caused McGovern and several others to fall 20 feet to the pavement below.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Many of the bedrooms open up to balconies or porches, giving you the perfect perch from which to look out over the land.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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