podium

noun

ˈpō-dē-əm How to pronounce podium (audio)
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 When pushed again to talk about his relationship with Sheer, Collins abruptly left the podium and walked away from reporters. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 31 July 2026 He is alleged to have taken his grandfather’s sniper rifle to the campus where Kirk was speaking, set himself up atop a building opposite the podium and fired before fleeing the scene. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The tournament drew mostly from Europe, with some familiar names taking podiums. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Trump was followed to the podium by none other than Sean Hannity of Fox News. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for podium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for podium
  1. platform
  2. stage
  3. pulpit
  4. stand
  5. rostrum
  6. dais
  7. tribune
  8. balcony
Noun
  • States claim significant tax revenue losses to these platforms, which operate without traditional gambling taxes or age restrictions.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The video on the social media platform appears to have since been taken down.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of platform
Noun
  • The projects involved crew members from 60 different countries participating online while Annapurna’s performers and technicians operated the stage in Hyderabad.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Wielding his cherry Gibson guitar, Simpson reportedly came to the stage without any announcement from the band, helping to extend the song into a dynamic, nearly seven-minute psychedelic blues jam.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 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
  • Bloom’s last stand Chaim Bloom’s final trade deadline as Red Sox chief baseball officer barely made a ripple.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The trek will conclude September 1, the last show in Grande’s 10-concert stand at London’s O2 Arena.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of stand
Noun
  • Helena Newman, Sotheby’s chairman of both Europe and Impressionist and modern art, took to the rostrum for the second part of the sale.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026
  • The rostrum is covered in what is called Ampullae of Lorenzini, which are specialized sensory organs filled with gel that conduct electricity and allow the goblin sharks to search for squid, fish and crustaceans in the dark.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Definition of rostrum
Noun
  • During protests following the 2018 police shooting and killing of Stephon Clark, his brother, Stevante Clark, jumped onto the dais near then-Mayor Darrell Steinberg's seat during a protest that took over a council meeting.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • The employees got sausage rolls, tea boxes and sat on the dais where Andy Walker, Team England’s communications lead, held news conferences for a player.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of dais
Noun
  • That image of Maradona as an avenging angel, as a tribune of a wronged people, transcended borders.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • As the tribunes, Bernardo De Paula’s Brutus and Daniel DeYoung’s Sicinius scheme and rabble-rouse with manipulative glee.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of tribune
Noun
  • Some rooms at the Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove feature views of Monterey Bay; others have balconies and fireplaces.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Staterooms are boutique-hotel luxurious, featuring king beds and private balconies for sunrise coffees.
    — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of balcony

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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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