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Recent Examples of pulpit
Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
All of whom flock to Monsignor Wicks, drawn by his sophistry and fearsome bully-pulpit magnetism.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Let voices of care ring out of every pulpit, speak from every heart and be extended with kind acts from every hand.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
All of whom flock to Monsignor Wicks, drawn by his sophistry and fearsome bully-pulpit magnetism.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Let voices of care ring out of every pulpit, speak from every heart and be extended with kind acts from every hand.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpit
Noun
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The man reportedly circumvented barriers that surround the altar, climbed the steps and urinated on the holy structure.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Guadalajara native Erika Rivera designed the artwork on the ivory decanter, which portrays an ofrenda (a Day of the Dead altar).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2022, just days before his 18th birthday, Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming found himself atop an Olympic podium with a gold medal hanging around his neck.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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With each loss, with each mistake Glenn makes — on the field, at the podium — questions about his ability to do the impossible (bring the Jets back from the abyss) intensify.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpit. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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