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Recent Examples of rostrum
But there’s only one historical figure looking directly at the speaker’s rostrum, and that’s Moses.
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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
The defining image from the event featured China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un together on the rostrum overlooking the square, says NPR's Anthony Kuhn.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 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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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
The defining image from the event featured China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un together on the rostrum overlooking the square, says NPR's Anthony Kuhn.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 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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After finishing third in the short program, Liu rose to the top of the medal podium while skating freely, ebulliently, inured to any pressure, performing with technical precision and bright artistry.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Angst over the city’s changing demographics has often erupted in Springfield’s city commission meetings, where citizens can speak their mind at an open podium.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Rostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rostrum. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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