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 of podium Warren embraced the symbolism, physically leaning on a podium made of wood salvaged from the Perkins homestead. Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024 As Netanyahu took the podium at the United Nations on September 27, Israeli attacks had killed over seven hundred Lebanese in the preceding week alone, while displacing half a million more. Seyward Darby, Longreads, 30 Oct. 2024 Nicky's new stance comes after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe took the podium at Trump's New York City rally on Sunday, Oct. 27 and made disparaging remarks against the island. Jade Gomez, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Lee Whitwell returned to the top of the podium, partnering this week with Lisa Alipaz to claim gold for the 10th time this year. Todd Boss, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for podium 
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Noun
  • Indeed, Taiwan’s decision to respond to incursions into its air defense identification zone by scrambling fighter jets and to trail Chinese navy ships on the seas has heavily taxed its defense platforms and risks exhausting the military, thereby compromising Taiwan’s readiness for direct conflict.
    David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Cox, who ran on a platform of restoring trust in Santa Clara’s government, could be a loyal ally of Mayor Lisa Gillmor, who is losing Councilmember Kathy Watanabe’s support in District 1 to term limits.
    Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Hunters and conservationists viewed it as a referendum on the future of wildlife management in Colorado (and potentially elsewhere), as Prop 127 would have set the stage for future hunting bans and taken even more decision-making power away from the wildlife managers at Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The candidates met on the debate stage once in October and had several heated exchanges about immigration, their resumes and more.
    Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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  • On the Sunday after in-person church services in California shut down because of the pandemic, Steven Rodriguez stood behind his pulpit in a suit and tie and preached to about 100 empty seats for a prerecorded online sermon.
    Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Johnson has been using the pulpit of the speaker’s office in Washington to attack the U.S. judicial system, criticizing the courts as biased against the former president, claiming the case is politically motivated by Democrats and insisting Trump has done nothing wrong.
    Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2024
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  • The city is expecting 500,000 tourists for the pop star’s six-night, two-weekend stand of her Eras tour.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Funnels and Pinch Points Funnels and pinch-points are among the most orthodox stand locations during the rut.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • Two weeks ago, auctioneer Phyllis Kao, in a tailored gray jacket and hair pinned in a black swirl at her forehead, leaned with tensile agility over the rostrum.
    thehustle.co, thehustle.co, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The catcher is near the whale’s rostrum–near its beak, snout, and vertebrae.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Also, longtime Mayor Steve Jones has reached the limit for terms leading on the dais.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
  • During board meetings, the two sit less than ten feet from each other on the dais.
    Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Trump may have proved to be a uniquely popular tribune for this constituency.
    Arthur C. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
  • My question to you on this front is, Donald Trump seems like an unlikely tribune for populism, given his wealth, given his flouting of various kinds of conventions for his own benefit, rather than that of the masses.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2016
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  • Sips and Sunsets Kids and traditional happy hours at resort bars are generally a mismatch, but no need to gaze longingly at a bar below from a guestroom balcony.
    Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Zoe Saldaña as Rita, a jaded defense attorney for white-collar criminals, is writing her closing argument, asking the jury to exonerate her client, a corrupt bureaucrat accused of pushing his wife off a balcony.
    Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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