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rostrum

noun

ˈrä-strəm

Definition of rostrum

as in podium

a level usually raised surface stood on a rostrum to address the huge crowd

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Recent Examples of rostrum This floor should be where the decisions are made, not that rostrum. — Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal, 8 May 2026 Her interest began when a green sawfish rostrum was donated to the university’s National Marine Science Centre. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026 Are members of Congress really supposed to sit meekly and quietly while the president uses the rostrum of their chamber to abuse and insult them in the ugliest language? — David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress last year set the record for the longest speech of its kind from the House rostrum, meaning some watchers may want to add an entertainment element to their viewing experience. — James Powel, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rostrum

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podium

Noun

Competitors had to lift them onto podiums at different heights in the quickest time possible.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The points are represented by plastic eyeballs dropped into decorative glass urns on their player podiums, styled like museum exhibits — a fun bit of whimsy in the production design that unites the ideas of vision and museum art.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of podium

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