tribune

Definition of tribunenext
as in podium
a level usually raised surface addressed the vast crowd from the tribune

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Recent Examples of tribune This year’s event will include performances by dancehall artist Tifa, actor and singer Phil Watkis, musician Roy G, and reggae artist Bobby Rose, supported by Code Red Band as well as a tribune to reggae and film legend Jimmy Cliff. Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026 Here was a foolish and incompetent tribune of the nation’s racist vulgarians, opposed by the prosperous and the well educated, the civilized and the tolerant. Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 The Democratic strategists who have chewed over their party’s unpopularity in memo after memo since last November pine for an authentic tribune of the working class. Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025 And there are figures—intellectual figures, political figures—who want to be a tribune of the postliberal right. Shikha Dalmia, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tribune
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Noun
  • But before the last vote was cast, State Senator Michael Young—who would end up voting in favor of the redistricting—got up to the podium and asked to speak on the record.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
  • In any other year, Radcliffe would be ascending to the podium, and deservedly so.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • From the pulpit, Reverend Renè Brown said that all of this was on his mind.
    Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
  • But while the two overlap on some issues, City Hall and the Vatican remain very different pulpits.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • One of the only calendar moments the site leans into is Halloween, where thousands upon thousands of videos flood the platform, from DIY Halloween costume tutorials to full-length horror films, a YouTube spokesman tells me.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 June 2026
  • These operational realities influenced the development of Beacon Connect, a platform designed to improve communication and visibility for transportation teams, schools, and families through real-time operational insights and coordination tools.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 2 June 2026

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“Tribune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribune. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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