Thesaurus results for PODIUM

podium

noun

ˈpō-dē-əm

Definition of podium

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 Indeed, just this past weekend, Adidas swept the podium at the Berlin Marathon. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 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 Andy Reid is notorious for not saying much at the podium and the team only provides a very brief look at practice to the media. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Storming a podium at a meeting of academics is a pointless performative act. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for podium

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The company also has a YouTube channel with more than 800,000 subscribers, a following that has grown significantly in recent months (the account has added half a million subscribers on the platform since January 2025).

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
It’s been further modified by many factors, from today’s online publishing platforms to new means for assessing and quantifying scientific impact, and the increasingly interdisciplinary and team-based nature of research.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of platform

Noun

Every stage of a deal is exciting in its own way, but a few elements stand out.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
This helps all stages of the ecosystem, from the Uppsala spinout behind Leqembi, one of the first drugs to slow Alzheimer’s, through to Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca whose largest factory is in Södertälje.

— Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of stage

Noun

An elderly woman in a proper ink-black dress and modest, sensible heels motioned us over and led us down the aisle, inviting us to sit in the pair of waiting chairs just opposite the pulpit.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
In most Quaker houses of worship, there is no clergy, pulpit or altar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulpit

Noun

Besides listening to music for more than 10 hours straight, festival-goers can grab a bite to eat at various food and beverage stands, as well as pick up swag from numerous activations.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Change is something the iconic Miami farm stand and bakery, first opened by brothers Ray and Russell Knaus in 1956, weathered on a far larger scale last year.

— Connie Ogle October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of stand

Noun

Accusations are flying in Coral Gables ahead of the city’s November election, adding fuel to the already fiery disputes on the dais between Mayor Vince Lago and Commissioner Melissa Castro, political rivals who are both running for reelection.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
But at the April municipal election, both Fears’ and McCandless’ seats were up for grabs -- and Independence voters chose to remove both from the dais.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of dais

Noun

The final appeal tribune analyzes issues brought forward by the FIA president or raised by any of the National Sporting Authorities in motorsports.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That image of Maradona as an avenging angel, as a tribune of a wronged people, transcended borders.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

Definition of tribune

Noun

Crime, courts and policing An investigation is underway after a student died in a fall from a balcony at a Highland Park high school.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Carbone shouted out to the crowd from The Grill’s balcony in a Tom Ford tuxedo.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

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