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The ceremony resembled a mini-State of the Union as the beaming governor was escorted down the Assembly’s center aisle to the Speaker’s rostrum, shaking hands with delighted legislators crowding into camera range.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
But there’s only one historical figure looking directly at the speaker’s rostrum, and that’s Moses.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The conversation occurred as the leaders—accompanied by North Korea's Kim Jong Un—walked to the Tiananmen rostrum during ceremonies in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday.
—Toby Meyjes
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Then a jagged rostrum breached from below the murky water.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
But there’s only one historical figure looking directly at the speaker’s rostrum, and that’s Moses.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The conversation occurred as the leaders—accompanied by North Korea's Kim Jong Un—walked to the Tiananmen rostrum during ceremonies in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday.
—Toby Meyjes
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Then a jagged rostrum breached from below the murky water.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rostrum
podium
Noun
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The International Paralympic Committee is looking into an apparent protest by two German athletes while on the podium when the Russian anthem was played at the Winter Paralympics.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Smiling, Beatty walked up to the podium and opened his envelope.—
Paul Fischer,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Rostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rostrum. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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