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 But after about 45 minutes of talks on the floor and in the GOP cloakroom, Norman and Self appeared before the rostrum and, standing by Johnson, changed their votes. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025 Sotheby’s veteran auctioneer Oliver Barker took to the rostrum on Monday to lead the sale, which lasted an hour-and-a-half. Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021 This year, once again, the U.N. General Assembly high-level debate will be dominated by men speaking at the rostrum. Stéphanie Fillion, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 Then late last week, videos posted on YouTube looked showed a large sawfish swinging its rostrum out of the water in the Boynton Inlet, looking eerily similar to images from the Keys. Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rostrum
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podium
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  • Mixed Senior Open Doubles: Top seeds Julie Johnson & Steve Deakin returned to the podium together and gave both players the double senior gold for the weekend.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Falcon boys swimmers had multiple podium finishes, including sophomores Aidan Copeland and Hamilton Gates who tied for the 100-yard freestyle title with a time of 45.72.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025

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“Rostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rostrum. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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