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Recent Examples of plinth
The circular plinth appears to float above a speaker base that hosts controls, and is made from a translucent material (perhaps acrylic) that allows the lighting within to dance to the sounds coming from the vinyl spinning on the equally visual platter.
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New Atlas, 18 Apr. 2025
An aluminum alloy disc on the underside controls platter resonance, while a cork/Neoprene/nitrile disc protects the acrylic plinth.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
They were cleaned and then displayed on a traditional plinth at the museum entrance.
—Issy Ronald and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
However, Turkish officials dispute the museum’s claims, suggesting that the statue does depict Marcus Aurelius—both an emperor and philosopher—and may have been moved around between plinths, per the Times.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 18 Apr. 2025
An aluminum alloy disc on the underside controls platter resonance, while a cork/Neoprene/nitrile disc protects the acrylic plinth.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
They were cleaned and then displayed on a traditional plinth at the museum entrance.
—Issy Ronald and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
However, Turkish officials dispute the museum’s claims, suggesting that the statue does depict Marcus Aurelius—both an emperor and philosopher—and may have been moved around between plinths, per the Times.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plinth
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About a month earlier, in May, the Justice Department alleges that Gann ordered about two pounds of potassium perchlorate and another pound of aluminum powder, along with more than 200 cardboard tubes and 50 feet worth of fuses.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Moving the flagship series to Netflix, which is still getting its feet wet with live programming, was seen as a bit of a risk.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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There have even been times when the phrase was highly heralded and placed nearly on a pedestal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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During the fraught creation of the Farragut, Babb had thrown Stan into a panic with a remark that the pedestal’s curved lines were all wrong.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Was their cause a betrayal, or a principled stand against a ruler whose ambitions threatened to consume their way of life?—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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Once a thriving mall, the Village is now known for the Chuck Wheeler’s hot dog stand — a decades-old institution.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Prince William, 42, saddled up on Saturday to ride in the parade as Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards, while Princess Kate had a spot of honor on the dais with King Charles and Queen Camilla.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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At the dais after the game, Hinch mimicked his thought process as the ball traveled through the air.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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That meant whoever took the speaker’s rostrum this session faced a more conservative group of lawmakers to work with, and an ever-present threat of a well-resourced primary challenge.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Christie’s auctioneer Gemma Sudlow, head of private and iconic collections, took to the rostrum on Tuesday to lead the sale.—
Angelica Villa for ARTNews,
Robb Report,
10 Nov. 2021
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Following her public comments, Regina Brink took a seat next to the podium.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
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Nick Saban conducted all of his Alabama pressers with a Coke product on the podium, and Saban himself had a long-running commercial relationship with the soda maker.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
30 July 2025
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Rogge wasn’t admitted and did a foundation year in Antwerp. 2005 - 2008 Enrolls in the bachelor’s program at the Royal Academy.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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At this year’s climate meeting in Bonn, global leaders laid the foundation for this shift.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Steam is an online platform that allows the developers of video games to sell their games to users.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Streaming platforms have also contributed to this shift by allowing international series from Africa, the Caribbean, and the UK to reach American audiences, showing a wider array of Black beauty and womanhood.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 July 2025
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“Plinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plinth. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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