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 That hardly seemed to matter to Xi, Putin and Kim, who ascended the rostrum overlooking the parade together in their first joint public appearance. Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2025 Then a jagged rostrum breached from below the murky water. Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025 When the ornate clock mounted on the wall just below the section of the second-floor gallery that faces the speaker's rostrum hit the 11:55 p.m. mark, the pace was breakneck. John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 The heavy rostrum dangling from the decaying remains like a fishing lure. David Bressan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rostrum
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podium
Noun
  • The rule change resulted in Hernandez sharing podium spots with female athletes who finished behind the trans athlete in the state finals.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Payton takes the blame on the podium.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Rostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rostrum. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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