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 Picture someone stepping to a podium to give a speech. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 Later, as resident Manisha Parekh made her way to the podium to speak, a hush seemed to blanket the room. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025 Del Toro and Carapaz both finished on the podium and won stages. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2025 Being elected lieutenant governor of California in 2010 Newsom introduces then-gubernatorial candidate and California Attorney General Jerry Brown to the podium during a rally at UCLA on Oct. 15, 2010. Solcyré Burga, Time, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for podium
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Noun
  • His post on the social platform X was the first comment on the attacks by a ranking official.
    Sam Mednick, Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2025
  • And fellow ride-hailing platform GoTo, based in Indonesia, jumped 13 spots with sales of $1 billion.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Nine new spec homes are currently available for purchase at various stages of completion, offering prospective homeowners a chance to personalize their future living spaces or move into a beautifully finished home.
    Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
  • That set the stage for Irving’s game-winning stepback 3-pointer over Stephen Curry with 53.0 seconds remaining.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • The people who have spoken from this pulpit are remarkable.
    Samantha Balaban, NPR, 14 June 2025
  • Two California pollsters found that Newsom’s recent political pivot did not endear him to state voters, either. ‘Bully pulpit’ But there is some potentially good news in all this for Newsom.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • During peach season, purchase fruits from local growers at a farm stand or farmers' market.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • One of those places with just a few gates, a single coffee stand, and not much else.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Behind the rostrum where manager David Moyes was to give his post-match press conference, an Everton staff member was rushing to erect new branding with the law firm’s name.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • Some sellers insist on having him at the rostrum as a condition of turning over their goods to Sotheby’s, which, amid a broader art-sale slump, has been dogged by reports of financial troubles.
    CHOP CHOPPISH SHOP, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • During the military pageantry at Horse Guards Parade at Trooping the Colour on June 14, Princess Kate watched from the dais with King Charles and Queen Camilla.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 16 June 2025
  • During her time on the dais, Kennedy was a key player in the planning and building of the Tustin Senior Center.
    Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Why, look about you: the tribune, the press, intelligence, speech, thought, all that was liberty, has vanished.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
  • Trump and comparable tribunes of national greatness are now setting the global agenda.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Units have private balconies, 9-foot ceilings, granite countertops and more.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
  • Built between 1822 and 1825 by architect John White Jr., the 8,600-square-foot abode is a masterclass in Georgian elegance, with a red-brick facade, tall sash windows, a fanlight entrance, and an ornamental balcony.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 June 2025

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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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