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Recent Examples of podium
In a separate celebratory speech that evening, the pair shared another sweet moment at the podium in which Mamdani kissed her on the cheek.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Sheila Chepkirui, the 2024 NYCM champion, wrapped up the Kenyan podium sweep of the women’s pro race.
—Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
When Corse took the podium, the pioneering Light and Space artist spoke on her decades-long relationship with LACMA.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
The men, who did not make the podium in Beijing, will have some reinforcements next year as NHL players will be returning to the Games for the first time since 2014.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Sheila Chepkirui, the 2024 NYCM champion, wrapped up the Kenyan podium sweep of the women’s pro race.
—Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
When Corse took the podium, the pioneering Light and Space artist spoke on her decades-long relationship with LACMA.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
The men, who did not make the podium in Beijing, will have some reinforcements next year as NHL players will be returning to the Games for the first time since 2014.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for podium
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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
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Gravette may not be where most expect to find an athlete competing on a global stage, but maybe that's just because Madie Edwards knows how to keep a low profile.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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Taking a documentary and translating it on the Broadway stage was always going to be an ambitious endeavor, and when creatives attempt such feats, they should be celebrated.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 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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Troops once used stands of trees or other natural barriers to defend themselves against small offensives.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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Each one even comes with a gorgeous stand so that it can be shown off rather than stuffed into a closet when not in use.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
11 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
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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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Kate watched the service from the balcony of the overlooking Foreign Office building, though George did not attend, in keeping with past years.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The princess joined Queen Camilla to watch the somber proceedings from a balcony at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), while King Charles led the country in a two-minute silence.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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