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Recent Examples of pulpit
Caught between government and gospel But not everyone believes politics has a place at the pulpit.
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
From his pulpit, Wicks rains down selectively vituperative fire and brimstone, with an eye toward provoking walkouts from unsuspecting visitors—say, a gay couple or a single mom.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
Now, Day-Lewis, who is currently promoting his son’s film Anemone, wants Cox to get off his pulpit.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Those stances, taken together, have generated concern among some public health experts that Means could use her potential pulpit to spread misleading information.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
From his pulpit, Wicks rains down selectively vituperative fire and brimstone, with an eye toward provoking walkouts from unsuspecting visitors—say, a gay couple or a single mom.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
Now, Day-Lewis, who is currently promoting his son’s film Anemone, wants Cox to get off his pulpit.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Those stances, taken together, have generated concern among some public health experts that Means could use her potential pulpit to spread misleading information.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpit
Noun
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Esperanza makes an altar on the vanity and prepares the space for chanting, a prayer meeting but more unapologetic, ritualistic and communal.—
Celina Pereira,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Where Wilson and Fischer really deepen Wills-Jones’ tale is in the private moments between the fisherwoman and her wicker husband, who awaits her at the altar in a handsome new suit and shoes borrowed from her neighbors — the tailor (Nabhaan Rizwan), shoemaker (Scott Alexander Yougng) and so on.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But try extending that same indulgence to Olympic podiums and the Nobel Banquet Hall — in those arenas, the margins are razor-thin, and mastery demands long marination.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Omar was hosting a town hall event in North Minneapolis on Tuesday evening when a man in a black jacket rushed toward the podium and sprayed her with a liquid.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpit. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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