as in platform
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 Minor grievances seemingly offer partners a soapbox for airing their much greater relational frustrations. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 You might be tempted to jump on your soapbox and convince someone to agree with you. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 July 2025 Hopefully other managers, general managers and baseball people use their own soapboxes to further discussions about what’s happening in society that encourages idiots to advertise their idiocy. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025 For a show at which winners sometimes use their speeches to soapbox, last night’s ceremony was largely absent of politics. Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soapbox
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Noun
  • Comcast One of the world’s biggest telecommunications companies, the conglomerate owns NBCUniversal, which includes film studios such as Universal Pictures and DreamWorks, cable channels such as CNBC and Bravo, as well as Peacock, a streaming platform.
    Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Compact, lightweight, and manufacturable without exotic materials, the platform aims to bridge cutting-edge performance with production viability.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In May this year, the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) forum was held in Beijing where Xi met with heads of state and foreign ministers.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Wilson was a constant presence at public forums and knew many principals and administrators on a first-name basis.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By 2022, the 450,000-square-foot venue outgrew its $430 million modern building with some 1,400 patients passing through its doors daily, Zinner estimated.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The only noticeable element of faith amid the private cabanas, wine-tasting room and the sprawling grounds around a small concert venue is a serene garden next to a small pond that's dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
    Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Soapbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soapbox. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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