pedestal
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At Amarapura's Nagayon Pagoda, a Buddha statue reduced to just two legs and hands on a pedestal has been fully restored, looking out with a serene gaze.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
“They deserve the kind of the pedestal that we give to art as well,” Walker said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
As long as you don’t put your adviser on a pedestal — and then express disappointment when you realize they aren’t all-knowing sages — you set yourself up for a stronger, less fraught relationship.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
“Being put on a pedestal means you can’t move around too much,” Matfess said.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026
Struggling against his weight, reeling backward, I knocked the fishbowl from its pedestal and it crashed to the floor.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing pedestal
Body Language: Ped, Pod ("Foot")
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The Poet X
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On a Pedestal: Marble-ous Words for Sculpture
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