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Recent Examples of platforms
Once fully operational, the campus is designed to deliver 1GW of capacity, giving the company flexibility to run both its core digital platforms and fast-growing AI workloads.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Customers have taken to social media platforms for days to complain about things like lack of overhead bin space and not being allowed to switch seats, even when there are plenty open.
—Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Partnerships with software platforms and native AI features position TCL screens as command centers that respond to voice or contextual cues and coordinate with other smart products.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Translating that dynamic to e-commerce requires more structure than most resale platforms currently offer.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Meta, TikTok and Snap will be rated on their teen safety efforts amid rising concern about whether the world’s largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the mental health of young people.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
At its inception, Nathan’s company underscored its dedicated digital team’s rapid response ability across online platforms and specialization in brand cleanup.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Vidio led among Indonesian local platforms in both subscribers and monthly active users while placing second to Netflix in watch time and revenue generation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
See video … LISTEN Tune in for more on the landmark trial testing whether major social media platforms can be held liable for addictive harms to children.
—FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Customers have taken to social media platforms for days to complain about things like lack of overhead bin space and not being allowed to switch seats, even when there are plenty open.
—Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Partnerships with software platforms and native AI features position TCL screens as command centers that respond to voice or contextual cues and coordinate with other smart products.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Translating that dynamic to e-commerce requires more structure than most resale platforms currently offer.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Meta, TikTok and Snap will be rated on their teen safety efforts amid rising concern about whether the world’s largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the mental health of young people.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
At its inception, Nathan’s company underscored its dedicated digital team’s rapid response ability across online platforms and specialization in brand cleanup.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Vidio led among Indonesian local platforms in both subscribers and monthly active users while placing second to Netflix in watch time and revenue generation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
See video … LISTEN Tune in for more on the landmark trial testing whether major social media platforms can be held liable for addictive harms to children.
—FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platforms
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Her daughter, Alexa, has notched seven podiums so far this season, including one first-place finish, and currently sits second overall in the World Cup standings.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Supplying uniforms for different occasions, including the opening ceremony, as well as outdoor and indoor podiums, Li-Ning decked the pieces in fiery red or in different shades of blue.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bookings for flights and hotels were up after the dates and venues of games were announced in December.—
Frédéric Dimanche,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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But even with new and exciting things happening, venues from the food truck parks to the fine dining arena are competing for dining dollars that are getting stretched thinner all the time.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Abdulsalam Haykal, Syria's minister of communications and information technology, said the nearly $1 billion telecommunications development will take place in two stages lasting between 18 months and two years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Crews use part of the half hour to set up and take down stages and props.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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Critics often dismiss forums like Davos as talk shops and view Munich as a grim exercise in security realism.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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There was chatter on film forums in the wake of the lineup announcement in January that some of the more high-profile Golden Bear contenders had been turned down by Cannes and Venice.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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With her latest, Pearce puts forth a perspective of grace and faith, offering a rebuttal to shame, guilt, and judgmental messages that can too often flow from church pulpits and critical people.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
10 Sep. 2025
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Demands for bitcoin had been made to TMZ and other media outlets, but their authenticity remains in question.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lemon entered his plea during a brisk court appearance on Friday, multiple outlets reported, after he was arrested last month in Los Angeles.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Platforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platforms. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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