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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 The third season sets out to remind the audience about all of that when Teen Van, played by Liv Hewson, steps up onto her wilderness soapbox. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025 This is not the day to get on your soapbox and espouse your views. Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025 But even Michael Saylor occasionally steps down from his soapbox to reflect on his corporate journey. Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025 Musk now owns the social media giant, renamed X and repurposed as his personal soapbox. Rob Picheta, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soapbox
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Noun
  • To achieve that, the team actively seeks out partnerships with streaming services that share its commitment to creating a platform where talent is celebrated.
    Malana VanTyle, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • To be sure, tax cuts and muscular national defense and a gimlet eye on other programs had been components of Republican platforms for generations.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • On Tuesday, May 13, Trump's visit included a coffee ceremony, participation in a Saudi-U.S investment forum, a visit to a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an extravagant state dinner.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Other news that came out of the forum included Nvidia’s plans to sell more than 18,000 of its latest AI chips to Saudi company Humain, and Saudia Arabia’s approval of Elon Musk’s Starlink for aviation and maritime use in the kingdom.
    Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 14 May 2025
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  • The company is building a second venue in Abu Dhabi and is looking at developing smaller versions of the Sphere in more markets as well.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
  • Turner was given a black card for refusing to face the trans opponent, disqualified and escorted out of the venue, and then given a 12-month probation.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025

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“Soapbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soapbox. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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