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pedestal

[ped-uh-stl] / ˈpɛd ə stl /


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“They deserve the kind of the pedestal that we give to art as well,” Walker said.

From Los Angeles Times

What’s the problem with “fan”? It puts me on a pedestal that makes me feel uncomfortable.

From Los Angeles Times

"They're imperfect as well, which should be celebrated, instead of putting them on a pedestal which you think you have to climb as well."

From BBC

And next to the rings, resting on a kind of pedestal, was a shining, multicolored ball, almost the size of his fist.

From Literature

And where I was standing on a pedestal, clapping.

From Literature