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a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information some readers don't appreciate that she sometimes uses her book blog as a soapbox for her political views

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Recent Examples of soapbox Like most water bearers, Charlotte does not veer far from her beliefs and aims to convince people to stand on her soapbox. Lisa Stardust, People.com, 28 May 2025 Around the Horn was the daily soapbox for some of Reali’s biggest idols in the business, from columnists Woody Paige and Bob Ryan to Bill Plaschke and Tim Cowlishaw. Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025 To mount the soapbox for a second, the choice of where to put entities in asset protection planning is one of the last considerations and not the first. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 These attempts to rein in the AfD has become a soapbox issue for AfD lawmakers, whose rousing cries that their freedom of speech is being restricted have been echoed by Musk and others. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soapbox
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Griffin, Davis and their sons attended one of several forums CPS hosted at high schools around the city in recent weeks to hear stakeholders’ ideas on how to solve the deficit.
    Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
  • What began as an experimental digital currency traded on obscure forums has, fifteen years later, matured into a global asset at the center of Washington policy, Wall Street portfolios, and mortgage approvals.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • In a normal venue with a normal set of overpriced tickets, that would have been the end of the night.
    Liz Riggs, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • Food and Drink There are two principal dining venues on property, Travelle and the Pavilion.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025

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“Soapbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soapbox. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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