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Recent Examples of pulpit
Premiering at Sundance for the 11th time, Araki used his pulpit there to pay tribute to the late Robert Redford for his foresight in establishing a creative outlet for minorities and outsider artists, a safe space that established him as cinema’s punk poet laureate of Generation X.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
In the Martin Luther Memorial Church in Mariendorf, built in 1935, a wood carving on the pulpit depicts Christ preaching to a small group that includes a helmet-wearing Wehrmacht soldier.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Caught between government and gospel But not everyone believes politics has a place at the pulpit.
—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
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
In the Martin Luther Memorial Church in Mariendorf, built in 1935, a wood carving on the pulpit depicts Christ preaching to a small group that includes a helmet-wearing Wehrmacht soldier.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Caught between government and gospel But not everyone believes politics has a place at the pulpit.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpit
Noun
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Some suggested, in a way that has been suggested about women on this show before, that Emma needed therapy not the altar.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2026
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In the 21st century, the altar would again be mightier than the throne.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After finishing third in the short program, Liu rose to the top of the medal podium while skating freely, ebulliently, inured to any pressure, performing with technical precision and bright artistry.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Angst over the city’s changing demographics has often erupted in Springfield’s city commission meetings, where citizens can speak their mind at an open podium.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpit. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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