pedestal
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At City Hall, the statue of Columbus stood atop a stone pedestal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Don Colossus stands proud atop a stone pedestal, keeping vigil over a small commemorative plaque.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
A "Japan glazer" is "someone who puts everything that comes from Japan on a pedestal, while disparaging things that come from their own country", Louzembi said.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
“We’re all sitting there at the Forum and he’s on the damn pedestal talking and he said, ‘I’m guaranteeing everyone here next year we are going to win it again.’
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
He sat in the floor of the saloon with his feet in the rubber boots propped against the pedestal of the table.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Vocabulary lists containing pedestal
Body Language: Ped, Pod ("Foot")
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On a Pedestal: Marble-ous Words for Sculpture
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