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Recent Examples of rostrum
Albritton was on the rostrum with the other two leaders at the time, having just presided over the opening ceremony.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rostrum
podium
Noun
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Infantino was forced to return to the podium, while the two representatives stood apart.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Belichick and several of Brady’s former teammates — including Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Randy Moss and Bledsoe, whom Brady famously replaced as the Patriots’ starting quarterback in 2001 — all had their turns at the podium, as did his former on-field rival Peyton Manning.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Rostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rostrum. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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