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 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
Noun
  • The property also has a private landing stage, from which canal tours and even floating dinners can be arranged.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Related Stories At the end of the three-and-a-half-hour program, much of the show’s performing cast and winners reemerged on stage for the finale, a tribute to the late Raul Malo of the Mavericks.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This is a moment to celebrate a revolution that got televised, an opus of sound and fury that sparked difficult conversations from Bible study to the Barbershop, from the pole to the pulpit.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The Hurricanes’ defense made a big stand, forcing a holding in the end zone for a safety.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Barrio Athletics had planned to start and end their run in tiny Leimert Plaza Park while also setting up a DJ and smoothie stand there.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
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
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
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
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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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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