Thesaurus results for PLATFORMS

platforms

noun

plural of platform

as in podiums

a level usually raised surface you'll have to stand up there on the platform for your speech

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a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information for years the publisher has used his newspaper as a platform for his extreme political conservatism

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Recent Examples of platforms Travel retail is no longer a price-value proposition that competes just with the high street, but also with platforms such as Amazon, Rakuten and Tmall around the globe. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Reactor says Hollywood studios, advertising platforms and streaming services have active projects on the platform. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026 Investigators were particularly interested in people who communicated with Lyons through Omegle, Discord or other online messaging or video chat platforms, or who recalled communicating with someone using the username animus517. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Comedian, actor, and writer Nash draws in millions of views across social platforms with sharp humor and relatable characters in viral sketch comedy skits. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 But this information sits in maintenance systems, ERP platforms, procurement records, inventory databases, spreadsheets and within the heads of experienced technicians. — Syed Ali, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 NBCUniversal also reports that in terms of reach, or the number of people who viewed any portion of the episode, the Season 30 premiere hit more than 19 million viewers across platforms. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 But that hasn’t stopped platforms from trying to woo large traders. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 That data would come from state health information exchanges, EHRs, laboratories, Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial health data platforms like HealthVerity. — Brittany Trang, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

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Noun

All chairs are being removed from the travel document checker podiums at the entrance to checkpoints nationwide, the union representing the screeners said.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Competitors had to lift them onto podiums at different heights in the quickest time possible.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of podiums

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The hotel is a destination not just for its grandeur but for its restaurants and bars, with five total venues.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Bridgers first shared the new material in May at a club in New Mexico, kicking off a series of phone-free, secret pop-up shows at smaller venues across the country that culminated with Madison Square Garden in New York on June 4.

— Christine Werthman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of venues

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But a new study found that most cases of colorectal cancer in kids and teenagers are aggressive, and often diagnosed at advanced stages.

— Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Such direct observations can be detailed, but they are often limited to near-coastal regions and unevenly distributed, while many of the most important stages of hurricane development occur over the open ocean where direct observations are sparse.

— Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of stages

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On social media and online forums, some French users call the emergence of digital tipping a scam that benefits restaurants and commission-earning payment platforms more than servers.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Dedicated sourcing areas will include cellulose and wool forums, an Innovation Zone and the Future Fabrics Expo Innovation Hub.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of forums

Noun

The first and second floors feature large assembly halls with rows of pulpits on different levels, representing a hierarchy of the priesthood just emerging in early Mormon practice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Politicians routinely invoke faith on the campaign trail, speak from pulpits and frame policy debates in moral terms.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 21 June 2026

Definition of pulpits

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The Justice Department ultimately argued that the outlets have not established irreparable harm and that the balance of equities and public interest favors the government.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
As such, the narratives constructed by mainstream media outlets are not mere reflections of events but active tools of persuasion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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