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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 Weeks ago the company hinted that Meghan was set to release a second season of Archetypes on their platform. Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025 The platform argues that a corrupt alliance of drug and food companies and the federal health agencies that regulate them are making Americans less healthy. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025 Each adventure on the platform reflects real-life experiences, adding humor, life lessons, and affirmations that promote self-confidence, curiosity, and ingenuity. Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025 Elon Musk says that his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is a better source of information than the traditional news media. John Hyatt, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for platform 
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Noun
  • Those harsh words, spoken at a podium by a critic of Tiffany Henyard during a Jan. 28 Thornton Township Board meeting, preceded a brawl.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
  • At the beginning of the clip, the two women are hugging as Brittany Mahomes points to Kelce celebrating with his teammates up on the podium.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • The forum is dominated by anonymous posts about would-be applicants complaining about waiting months to hear back from background investigators.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Workforce issues were central to insight forums around regulating AI in the last Congress, but those too did not result in changes to the system.
    Maria Curi, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • Faced with an opportunity to make the same sort of stand, Cassidy folded.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Where the two stand for season 3 — and what a potential Penn presidency means for Kate and Hal — remains unclear.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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  • The last Cup Series race here in 1971 was a victory for Bobby Allison, and since then, the venue has stood as a cornerstone of grassroots racing.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Goldberg said the decision to switch venues again was prompted in part by Sacramento’s scorching summer weather.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
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  • There are, however, many churchgoing Catholics like my wife and me whose beliefs are a long way form those in our pulpits, either at our local church or in Rome.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
  • And another of Trump’s alarming executive order declares that only two sexes—male and female—will be recognized by the federal government, causing a bishop in a pulpit to literally ask Trump to have mercy.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • Millions of Americans — especially young people — have turned from traditional television outlets and newspapers to consume their news from podcasts, blogs, social media and other independent outlets.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The resort has 300 suites and bungalows plus an impressive waterfront spa and seaside dining outlets (with three designed by interior architect Martin Brudnizki).
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • But a TikTok comeback and leaning into motherhood have set Trainor up for her most successful stage yet.
    Jeff Nelson, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
  • After the Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage essentially puts itself into a trans-lunar injection, Odin will separate about 45 minutes after the launch.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025

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“Platform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platform. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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