as in platform
a level usually raised surface the conductor on the podium tonight is one of the leading figures of classical music

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Recent Examples on the Web Trump won the coin toss and chose to offer the closing statement, the network said, and Harris chose stage left for her podium placement. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024 Argentina has been Brazil’s closest competition over the years and has made every blind soccer podium except London 2012. Matias Grez, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024 Chiles’ routine in the women’s floor exercise final won her the third slot on the podium on August 5, 2024, making for a historic all-Black women winner’s circle moment alongside her Team USA teammate Simone Biles and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 16 Aug. 2024 Getting emotional on the podium, that was not a plan, that was not scripted [laughs]. Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for podium 

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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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