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 Wallace walked off the field with a smile on his face, while Hubbard headed to the podium with a welt on his forehead. Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025 His podium finish is all the more impressive considering this was his Tour debut. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 July 2025 This is Leclerc’s fourth podium in the last six races. Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025 The German driver made the admission after securing his first podium finish in F1 at the British Grand Prix. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for podium
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Noun
  • Kelly launched her show as an audio podcast in September 2020, but has since been at the forefront of the video podcast boom, with all of her shows also filmed for YouTube, TikTok and other platforms.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
  • The past and possibly future presidential contender had a discussion that's available as an Up First podcast episode, a video on multiple platforms, and on the radio during Morning Edition.
    Steve Inskeep, NPR, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Live, in-store performances and tapings will level up with new equipment and the remodeled stage will feature historic flooring from the original Austin City Limits Studio 6A space, donated by KLRU.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
  • Prior to Ella Beatty's screen debut, the Juilliard graduate shared the stage with stars like Hugh Jackman, Sarah Paulson, Billy Crudup, and Lily Rabe.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Many who spoke with the Herald pointed to recent polling that shows that most Americans want to leave politics out of the pulpit.
    Lauren Costantino Updated July 20, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
  • Both political parties have tested the line in trying to harness the power of the pulpit, with many Republicans wooing evangelical leaders while Democrats often try to curry favor with Black churches.
    Tiffany Li, ABC News, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are taking on one final stand as exorcists Ed and Lorraine Warren.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 31 July 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Why, look about you: the tribune, the press, intelligence, speech, thought, all that was liberty, has vanished.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
  • Trump and comparable tribunes of national greatness are now setting the global agenda.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There are also features such as kitchens and washer-dryers which encourage long stays and balconies for hanging out and watching the goings on in the neighborhood.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • Favorites included the filet at the Pinnacle Grill, tea and scones for two in the main dining room, and, of course, room service breakfast on our ocean-view balcony—because nothing beats that.
    Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Parents, 29 July 2025

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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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