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Recent Examples of soapbox
After the Gold Coast gained independence as Ghana, with Nkrumah as its president, those Sundays on the soapbox were put to use when my father campaigned at home.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
European heads-of-state may get on their soapboxes daily and talk about the need to defend Ukraine lest a Russian victory emboldens Moscow to attack NATO territory, their Ukraine policy is built on reducing risk.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
His position as class copresident gives Sial a soapbox – but not protection.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Minor grievances seemingly offer partners a soapbox for airing their much greater relational frustrations.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
European heads-of-state may get on their soapboxes daily and talk about the need to defend Ukraine lest a Russian victory emboldens Moscow to attack NATO territory, their Ukraine policy is built on reducing risk.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
His position as class copresident gives Sial a soapbox – but not protection.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Minor grievances seemingly offer partners a soapbox for airing their much greater relational frustrations.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soapbox
Noun
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The Balance Project also works with schools, bringing speakers to talk with students about how phones and digital platforms can affect attention, mood and behavior.—
Meg Oliver,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Netflix’s fourth-quarter earnings call was a bounty of promises for new kinds of content on the streaming giant’s platform, even without immediate prospects of any new shows from its $83 billion bid for Warner Bros.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But a leading space cybersecurity researcher warns that many such attacks have previously gone unnoticed and that sensitive data including email credentials of ESA, and also NASA, employees are frequently offered for sale on dark web forums.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The latter is not always needed, according to some travel forums, but is recommended in case you’re asked to show proof of citizenship.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The space, which serves as a center for Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door brand, blends a whiskey-forward bar and a live-music venue inside the former sanctuary.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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Borkum had continuously operated dining venues in the space since 1995, beginning with her very first restaurant, Kensington Grill, which was there for nearly two decades.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Soapbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soapbox. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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