Thesaurus results for PULPIT

pulpit

noun

as in altar

a raised flat surface where a priest or minister stands when leading a worship service The pastor ascended the pulpit.

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Recent Examples of pulpit From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy U-turn was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black American shoppers who launched boycotts. —

Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2026 From the pulpit, Reverend Renè Brown said that all of this was on his mind. —

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 But while the two overlap on some issues, City Hall and the Vatican remain very different pulpits. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 His polling among all Americans is in the gutter but his pulpit with the GOP is mighty high. —

Philip Elliott, Time, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pulpit

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Noun

Residents assemble altars at the thresholds of their homes, adorning them with prized heirloom linens, and step into stockings, underskirts, petticoats, and blouses that have been painstakingly hand-stitched and preserved across generations.

— Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
That question ultimately set him on a path that led away from Hollywood and the beauty industry and toward the altar.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 June 2026