Definition of podiumnext
as in platform
a level usually raised surface the conductor on the podium tonight is one of the leading figures of classical music

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Recent Examples of podium And Japan, Russia, and South Korea have dominated the metal podium in women's skating since, again, since the days of Syracuse, Michelle Quon, Tara Lapinski, Sasha Cohen. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026 His podium was also busy the entire time. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026 Over the next two weeks, athletes from around the world will fight for spots on the podiums in curling, skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, bobsledding and so much more. Kevin Collier, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026 The podium at Frisco City Hall became a soapbox for residents to speak about H-1B visas, immigration and belonging to a packed house Tuesday night. Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for podium
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Noun
  • Cisco says the platform is built to support massive AI clusters running training, inference, and real-time agentic workloads while improving efficiency and lowering operating costs.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The post racked up millions of likes before later being removed — but not before copies spread widely across other international platforms.
    Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Early on in cosmic history, the Universe was composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, as no substantial quantities of heavier elements were formed during the early stages of the hot Big Bang.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Neither more nor less, really, at this stage.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The pulpit where sermons were preached looked like an abstract disaster.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Later in the year, Costco took an even bolder stand.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • According to guard Simeon Wilcher, the play of Mark and Vokietaitis as well as a string of late defensive stands keyed the Longhorns’ 14-0 run over the final 3 minutes, 35 seconds.
    Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
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  • Walking onto the rostrum to deliver his eighth and final State of the State address, Governor Ron DeSantis patted Senate President Ben Albritton on the back and shook his hand.
    Jim DeFede, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Long-time Capitol observers were aghast that DeSantis stepped down from the House speaker’s rostrum without even a perfunctory handshake with Perez, who has the power to reject everything DeSantis wants in his last year in office.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, town officials moved to vote on potentially removing Jacobs from the dais, scheduling a commission meeting for Tuesday afternoon.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The email that did come was an invite from Shark Tank, with Cuban on the dais.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This year’s event will include performances by dancehall artist Tifa, actor and singer Phil Watkis, musician Roy G, and reggae artist Bobby Rose, supported by Code Red Band as well as a tribune to reggae and film legend Jimmy Cliff.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Here was a foolish and incompetent tribune of the nation’s racist vulgarians, opposed by the prosperous and the well educated, the civilized and the tolerant.
    Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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  • With rooms ranging from 910 to 2,100 square feet, there’s plenty of room to stretch your legs, and the private walk-out balconies beholding all of the Strip certainly don’t hurt.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Past the tiled shower, a door opens to a private balcony with ample space for lounging in bathrobes.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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