pulpit

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 These days, Solomon has taken up beekeeping, trading the pulpit for a stainless steel smoker. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025 Pastor Lorenzo Jones stood in a tub of water in his white pulpit gown. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025 Their cross-racial sisterhood expanded the civil rights imagination beyond male pulpits and courtrooms. Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025 This was their mass, and Jalen Brunson led it from his hardwood pulpit. Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulpit
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Noun
  • Those not in favour of his promotion to the captaincy lament that his presence will result in slow football and fewer minutes for the more exciting new players, as if Guardiola’s ‘pausa’ and possession have been sacrificed at the altar so that Ljinders and Cherki can spearhead a glorious new dawn.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, Burrell was accompanied at the altar by four bridesmaids, including her sister Jane.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 17 June 2025
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  • In a separate celebratory speech that evening, the pair shared another sweet moment at the podium in which Mamdani kissed her on the cheek.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • Also: Joel’s parting words should flash onscreen any time an Emmy winner goes long at the podium.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025

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“Pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpit. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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