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Recent Examples of rostrum
Cicadas do not eat plant leaves, flowers or fruit but instead suck fluid from the stems of woody shrubs and trees with a long, straw-like tube called a rostrum.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Standing in the rostrum of the House of Representatives, a gavel in her hand and a look of imperturbable stoicism on her face, Ms. Harris officiated as the two houses of Congress met in joint session to formally count the Electoral College votes for president.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The state also warns against standing or sitting next to the rostrum, which has up to 29 teeth on each side, experts say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Standing in the rostrum of the House of Representatives, a gavel in her hand and a look of imperturbable stoicism on her face, Ms. Harris officiated as the two houses of Congress met in joint session to formally count the Electoral College votes for president.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The state also warns against standing or sitting next to the rostrum, which has up to 29 teeth on each side, experts say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rostrum
podium
Noun
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Semi-finalists were England’s Katie Morris and Holland’s Roos Van Reek, giving the podium quite the international flair.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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For the last two and a half decades, the Boston Crusaders had been within striking distance of earning a spot on the winners' podium, usually finishing somewhere in the top 12.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Rostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rostrum. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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