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podium

[poh-dee-uhm] / ˈpoʊ di əm /
NOUN
raised platform for oration
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That Antonelli shared the Mexico City Grand Prix podium with these two titans meant something, too.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The rambunctious teenagers crammed into a lecture hall suddenly went quiet when a woman old enough to be their great-grandmother, and smaller in stature than many of them, approached the podium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

From politicians shouting from a podium, to passing cars with turned-up radios, to kids screaming at their teachers and sometimes their parents—these noises seem increasingly common.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

They were joined on the podium by actress Linda Gray - Sue Ellen in the Dallas TV series.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The auditorium is dimly lit, with most of the lighting focused on the stage, where a stout white lady stands behind a wide glass podium.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Many boomers, who grew up reading Mailer, seeing him regularly on TV, in gossip columns and on college campus podia, took him as a given.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2022

See her brave the weather at tarmacs, outdoor podia, and tourist hotspots below.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2018

There are many podia along the length of the arm, which allow the sea star to latch onto objects and walk.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Aspidochirote Holothurian of the family Holothuriidae, showing the mouth surrounded by tentacles, the anus at the other end of the body, and three of the rows of podia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

B, Distal joint-face. c, Ventral groove, where lies the water-vessel, from which branches pass through the ossicle, emerging as podia at e and e.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

NBA stars such as Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson wear Anta on the court, and top East African runners have taken the podiums in them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

It will be Vance striding toward planes in photographs and Vance standing behind podiums to explain why negotiations aren’t working.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

Since 2022, the year the trio formed a British 'team' in an otherwise individual sport, Ryding achieved four more World Cup podiums, including that Kitzbuhel win.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

Four years ago, she was a favorite in Beijing but went 0 for 6 on podiums and failed to cross the finish line three times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

“These are our podiums, but no pressure. You don’t have to sing.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden


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