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 Other top teams that could reach the podium are Australia, Spain and China. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Make Your Speech, the second of these non-partisan contests, invites young Americans to step up to the political podium. — Usa Today Network Staff Reports, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Hernandez went on to compete and win multiple medals, sharing her spots on the medal podiums with the cisgender athletes who otherwise would have claimed them had Hernandez not been competing. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Tua Tagovailoa stood behind a podium Friday night in Miami Gardens, Florida, and acknowledged his fate is no longer in his hands. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for podium

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Noun

Let’s average all of those and call it $50 for RedZone for the season, plus or minus a couple bucks depending on your delivery platform.

— Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Trump posted the image on his Truth Social platform without explanation.

— Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of platform

Noun

Taylor had grown up watching reruns of the sitcom on cable and even played Marcia in a stage show.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Three-stage response to drone attacks SCILT NAVAL combines its detection equipment and effectors in one onboard system.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of stage

Noun

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
Hurst in ‘93 was among the first inside the church upon the flooding, which lifted the pews off the floor and toppled the statues and rose high enough, more than 9 feet, to fill the pulpit.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of pulpit

Noun

There would then be someone on the timing stand or in the electronics booth whose only job is to monitor the driver’s data, the way an engineer monitors a car, making calls that serve both driver performance and safety.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Movingstyle Portable Smart Monitor This smart monitor can be moved around and comes perched on a stand with wheels for easy portability around the office!

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 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

Tensions boiled over during a West Park City Commission meeting with commissioners arguing on the dais before three walked out, leaving the meeting without a quorum.

— Chelsea Jones, Miami Herald, 4 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

Each suite boasts a gourmet kitchen, Italian marble bathrooms, and private balconies.

— Megan duBois, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Accessibility The property offers six accessible room categories including the Deluxe Accessible room, located on the ground floor and featuring an outdoor spa tub, and the resort one-bedroom accessible suite with large private balconies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

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