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a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information some readers don't appreciate that she sometimes uses her book blog as a soapbox for her political views

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Recent Examples of soapbox Like most water bearers, Charlotte does not veer far from her beliefs and aims to convince people to stand on her soapbox. Lisa Stardust, People.com, 28 May 2025 Around the Horn was the daily soapbox for some of Reali’s biggest idols in the business, from columnists Woody Paige and Bob Ryan to Bill Plaschke and Tim Cowlishaw. Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025 To mount the soapbox for a second, the choice of where to put entities in asset protection planning is one of the last considerations and not the first. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 These attempts to rein in the AfD has become a soapbox issue for AfD lawmakers, whose rousing cries that their freedom of speech is being restricted have been echoed by Musk and others. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soapbox
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Noun
  • Making lateral moves work requires more than a platform.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • According to the video platform, those eligible to apply for the relief funds include not only YouTube creators but also editors, writers and other industry professionals who work in the broader entertainment industry.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • User-centric design, AI chatbots, help pages, video tutorials, community forums, intuitive error messages, and comprehensive documentation cut costs and increase customer satisfaction.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The question of whether ketchup is a smoothie has been asked on various corners of the internet over the past several years, including in multiple Reddit forums.
    Erin Clements, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The venue is at 50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Codify it in your phone favorites so panic doesn’t pick the venue.
    John Samuels, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Soapbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soapbox. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.

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