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Recent Examples of pulpit
Picture him in his threadbare suit, nervously smoking his Tecla cigarettes, his eyes obliquely devouring everything, his notes on a small table that resembles a pulpit.
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The conference circuit’s jawboning strategy — that crypto price will obey the pulpit — appears to have stopped applying.
—Isabelle Lee, Bloomberg, 30 Apr. 2026
Americans are accustomed to hearing biblical terms from the pulpit on Sunday, but these days they're frequently invoked from the Pentagon podium.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
There is a limit to how much the mayor’s office can do — like, say, compel the governor to raise taxes in order to fund a set of programs that were central to one’s campaign — but as an organizing apparatus, City Hall is an incredible pulpit.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The conference circuit’s jawboning strategy — that crypto price will obey the pulpit — appears to have stopped applying.
—Isabelle Lee, Bloomberg, 30 Apr. 2026
Americans are accustomed to hearing biblical terms from the pulpit on Sunday, but these days they're frequently invoked from the Pentagon podium.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
There is a limit to how much the mayor’s office can do — like, say, compel the governor to raise taxes in order to fund a set of programs that were central to one’s campaign — but as an organizing apparatus, City Hall is an incredible pulpit.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpit
Noun
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From the altar, the priest—whom a fellow clergyman introduced as being el Ĉinio, or from China—delivered the readings, blessed the Eucharist, and invited us to interŝanĝi the sign of the paco.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The Kaaba is empty inside, with no altar, idol or relic on display.—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
Noun
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In a break from tradition in which only senators can speak in the historic, third-floor chamber, various high-ranking officials stepped up to the podium to tell their stories about Looney as a Senate giant and living legend.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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Janet Diel, a former Burbank transportation commissioner, did speak in favor, giving a strong endorsement of the project from the podium.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
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“Pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpit. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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