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Recent Examples of podium
The duo has combined for three wins and seven podiums this year.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Digital loyalty cards and emails/text messages are still on the podium with their respective 3 out of 10 ratio, while plastic cards—somewhat surprisingly—pulled in similarly strong results (29.3%).
—Zsuzsa Kecsmar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The race then ends with one and a half laps of the historic Roubaix velodrome, on the Belgian border, before the winner is presented with a commemorative cobble of their own on the podium.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
About 20 feet from the podium, the two women waited through hours of musical performances and speeches by prominent progressive officials, including Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) and Maxwell Frost (D-Florida), the first Gen Z member of Congress.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Digital loyalty cards and emails/text messages are still on the podium with their respective 3 out of 10 ratio, while plastic cards—somewhat surprisingly—pulled in similarly strong results (29.3%).
—Zsuzsa Kecsmar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The race then ends with one and a half laps of the historic Roubaix velodrome, on the Belgian border, before the winner is presented with a commemorative cobble of their own on the podium.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
About 20 feet from the podium, the two women waited through hours of musical performances and speeches by prominent progressive officials, including Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) and Maxwell Frost (D-Florida), the first Gen Z member of Congress.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for podium
Noun
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Several videos of people keying Teslas have gone viral on social media platforms Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Note platform preferences: Be wary if candidates insist on using specific, less common video platforms that might better accommodate their deepfake software.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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While Khalifa paraded around the stage, blunt in hand, tossing large, plastic makeshift joints into the crowd, the crowd was primed for the headliner himself, Chris Brown.—
Kenneth Williams,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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Right after taping the April 21 episode, the judges stepped out of the sound stage to give USA TODAY insight into what those precious few minutes of negotiation were like.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Use my convening power, use my platform as mayor, and then use my pulpit to convene everyone in the city who will touch economic development.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Their majority was led by new Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, R-Georgia, who dramatically accelerated the trend of shifting that office from a relatively nonpartisan to highly partisan pulpit.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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This elevated laptop stand will be a welcome addition to your mother’s home office.—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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With Trump‘s first 100 days back in office, George Clooney has faced his share of criticism over his previous stand against Biden.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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Standing in the rostrum of the House of Representatives, a gavel in her hand and a look of imperturbable stoicism on her face, Ms. Harris officiated as the two houses of Congress met in joint session to formally count the Electoral College votes for president.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The state also warns against standing or sitting next to the rostrum, which has up to 29 teeth on each side, experts say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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The battlelines are drawn in the crowded, high-stakes San Jose District 3 City Council special election, with business and labor interests flooding the race with donations in what could become a crucial seat for control of the dais.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Image Exactly one month later, speaking from the same dais as the governor, Cory Swanson, the new chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, pushed back — surprising many legislators.—
Will Warasila,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump and comparable tribunes of national greatness are now setting the global agenda.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Trump may have proved to be a uniquely popular tribune for this constituency.—
Arthur C. Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2017
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The largest suite is the 430-square-foot Rico Suite, which has a private balcony with city views and a super king bed.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
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Watching on from the balconies above, Unai Emery will return here, to Hondarribia, whenever his schedule allows.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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