rostra

variants or rostrums
Definition of rostranext
plural of rostrum
as in podiums
a level usually raised surface stood on a rostrum to address the huge crowd

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Noun
  • Ferreira has made 16 World Cup podiums and won seven X Games medals.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But because the rankings present their findings with an eye toward winners and losers, students began to shift their preferences toward the schools on the podiums.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • High-mach drone test A new experimental aircraft is pushing the boundaries of high-speed aviation as developers pursue speeds once thought achievable only by a handful of Cold War–era platforms.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
  • February was the fifth strongest month for net retail buying in the last five years on Citadel Securities' platforms, according to the firm's head of equity and equity derivatives strategy Scott Rubner.
    Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The stretch of West Sixth Street where Buford’s stands remained closed for most of Sunday as officials investigated but was open to traffic Monday morning.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Grass seeds can be broadcast over an existing lawn to thicken stands that have thinned out or to fill bare patches.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Rostra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rostra. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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