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Recent Examples of pulpits
Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
As images of starving children in Gaza continue to circulate and the international outcry grows louder, a number of American rabbis used their pulpits to speak up about the humanitarian crisis, some with sorrow, others with moral urgency, and many with a sense that silence was no longer tenable.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
As images of starving children in Gaza continue to circulate and the international outcry grows louder, a number of American rabbis used their pulpits to speak up about the humanitarian crisis, some with sorrow, others with moral urgency, and many with a sense that silence was no longer tenable.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpits
Noun
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Small altars are often created, decorated with yellow marigolds, photographs, small gifts and favorite foods and drinks of those being honored, especially sugar skulls.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, offerings like these were usually made to painted or sculpted deities, not to fire altars.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leclerc scored four podiums through the summer European races, with a rear-suspension upgrade that arrived for Spa being a big breakthrough to remedy that ride-height issue.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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However, on the other side of the garage, Charles Leclerc has delivered podiums against all odds, while Hamilton has been finishing and qualifying lower than his teammate.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Pulpits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpits. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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