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Recent Examples of pulpits
Politicians routinely invoke faith on the campaign trail, speak from pulpits and frame policy debates in moral terms.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy U-turn was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black American shoppers who launched boycotts.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
But while the two overlap on some issues, City Hall and the Vatican remain very different pulpits.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Faith leaders must speak out from their pulpits.
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Fabienne Perlov,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
The number of women in Christian pulpits stands in jarring juxtaposition with the Easter narratives in the New Testament.
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Mary Foskett,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
But one of his most consequential legacies unfolded far from church pulpits and voting booths.
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Brennan Nevada Johnson,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 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.
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Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow.
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Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
10 Sep. 2025
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy U-turn was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black American shoppers who launched boycotts.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
But while the two overlap on some issues, City Hall and the Vatican remain very different pulpits.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Faith leaders must speak out from their pulpits.
—
Fabienne Perlov,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
The number of women in Christian pulpits stands in jarring juxtaposition with the Easter narratives in the New Testament.
—
Mary Foskett,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
But one of his most consequential legacies unfolded far from church pulpits and voting booths.
—
Brennan Nevada Johnson,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpits
Noun
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Inspired by Aztec temple offerings of tuberose, magnolia, plumeria, and marigold made at the altars of the gods, Flor y Canto fills a room with its intoxicating sillage.
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During this time, the main square is decorated with altars, skeletons, and marigolds.
Noun
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Sale items include classroom furniture such as desks, chairs, bookshelves, tables and podiums, the post says.
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The e-gates will use real-time biometric verification to match CLEAR+ members' face with their ID, allowing passengers to verify their identity in under five seconds and skip documentation checks at Transportation Security Administration podiums and proceed directly to physical screening.
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“Pulpits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpits. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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