as in podium
a level usually raised surface stood on a rostrum to address the huge crowd

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Recent Examples of rostrum Soon-to-retire Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin’s presence behind Netanyahu on the rostrum attested to how much of a partisan figure Netanyahu has become. Joshua Keating, Vox, 24 July 2024 Some of the main differences concern the presence, in the new species, of a palatal ridge, a pair of accessory incisive foramina, and a steeper rostrum deflection; among various others. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024 Members of Congress jockeying for camera position along the center aisle as the beaming commander in chief makes his way to the rostrum. George Skelton, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024 Video from a witness showed the sawfish along a bank of mangroves in shallow water, clearly distressed and thrashing its chainsaw snout, called a rostrum, above the surface. Max Chesnes, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for rostrum 

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“Rostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rostrum. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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