as in podium
a level usually raised surface the speaker took his place at the front of the dais

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Recent Examples of dais During the recess, Kelly and Shaw Smith remained at the dais while the other four trustees left the room. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025 And at the inauguration, Mr. Musk, Mr. Bezos, Mr. Zuckerberg, Mr. Cook and Mr. Pichai all appeared on the dais next to cabinet members. Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 This year, four-time Indy 500–winner Hélio Castroneves was the driver on the dais. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025 In January, Bezos sat on the dais with other tech titans as the president was sworn in. David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dais
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  • Golden, at 21 years old and donning a radiant gold-and-black suit, grabbed the microphone on the podium in front of a crowd later announced as 205,000 people.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • His brother Deion Sanders Jr. was also in attendance as the family collectively awaited to hear their surname called from the podium.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Dais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dais. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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