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And at the festival’s opening ceremony Wednesday night, Coppola took to the dais to champion his longtime friend, the German filmmaker Werner Herzog, recipient of the festival’s honorary Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
During Monday’s meeting, Councilmember Inga Selders – who helped bring this discussion back to the dais – supported a stricter noise ordinance.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
In addition to Gosling, author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard were on today’s dais with Lord and Miller in conversation with Joshua Horowitz.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2025
The pay increase, the assignment pay and the insurance benefit were all raised for the first time from the dais at our July 2 meeting.
—Caryl Shuham, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
During Monday’s meeting, Councilmember Inga Selders – who helped bring this discussion back to the dais – supported a stricter noise ordinance.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
In addition to Gosling, author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard were on today’s dais with Lord and Miller in conversation with Joshua Horowitz.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2025
The pay increase, the assignment pay and the insurance benefit were all raised for the first time from the dais at our July 2 meeting.
—Caryl Shuham, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dais
podium
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Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images After a slow start to the season, Hamilton looked to get his season going in Baku, aiming for his first potential podium finish with the Scuderia.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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This comes after a disappointing fourth-place finish that left him off the podium in the 100-meter dash.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Dais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dais. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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