Definition of platformnext
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as in podium
a level usually raised surface you'll have to stand up there on the platform for your speech

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as in forum
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information for years the publisher has used his newspaper as a platform for his extreme political conservatism

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Recent Examples of platform The service will be vertically integrated, using Mobileye’s Moovit mobility platform to interact with customers booking rides, coordinate drivers, and so on. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026 Social media companies would be taxed on a progressive scale starting with platforms with 100,000 to 499,999 users paying 10 cents per month for each user all the way up to platforms with at least 1 million users paying a $165,000 fee plus 50 cents per each user each month. Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 16 June 2026 In the 35-day window, Season 4 of Below Deck Down Under is pacing 21% above Season 3 across platforms. Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 June 2026 Britain's model is most strict yet Britain will go further than Australia — the first country to ban social media for ⁠children — with controls on gaming platforms and the possibility of overnight curfews and curbs on infinite scrolling for under-18s. Paul Sandle, USA Today, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for platform
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Noun
  • But a moment so special now in Knicks history didn’t stop a bromance display at the postgame podium.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
  • The auditorium usually used during Patriots postgame news conferences has been refreshed with World Cup logos at the podium.
    Riley Rourke, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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  • Journalists and analysts were given the opportunity to talk to SAP’s key executives in a question-and-answer forum.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Residents at the last of three public forums Wednesday questioned whether the agency’s funding and cost estimates would hold up.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Some lines were longer than others, like the birria tacos stand.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • The South Boston community is taking a stand and rallying around two children after an armed robbery at their lemonade stand Wednesday afternoon.
    Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 12 June 2026
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  • An incredibly global by-the-glass range is offered at every hotel venue and as room service, too.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
  • But the Mexican national team had never much World Cup success at the venue.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Moore was a Baptist evangelist, admired for his knowledge of the Scriptures and for his satirical edge from the pulpit.
    Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • Candice and Timothy show Brittany how ‘church hurt’ stretches out from the pulpit and into cultural norms around gender, sexuality, acceptance.
    Brittany Luse, NPR, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • He was confronted with the accusation on the course and was asked to leave, the outlet reported.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 12 June 2026
  • The workshop at Central Library began as an outlet for theater lovers to read and deeply analyze plays, leading to discussions that often expand into politics, philosophy and human nature.
    Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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  • The 2026 men’s World Cup group stage consists of 12 groups of four competing in round-robin competition, an increase of 16 teams from the last men’s World Cup.
    Boston Herald, Boston Herald, 12 June 2026
  • The national team moved its training base from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico, but will play its group-stage games in Los Angeles and Seattle.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026

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“Platform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platform. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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