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podium

[poh-dee-uhm] / ˈpoʊ di əm /
NOUN
raised platform for oration
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After nearly 10 months of intimidation, Mr. Netanyahu will proudly stand at the General Assembly podium on behalf of the Jewish state.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

A media darling on the podium like no one since Leonard Bernstein—his storied predecessor at Lincoln Center—Mr. Dudamel seems determined to inject some longed-for pizazz into the job.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Nearly everyone standing behind the podium, barring a city council member or two, held a similar picture.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Max Verstappen, in the Red Bull, finished third to complete the podium at Monza.

From BBC Sep. 8, 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

All ordinary classical temples stood on podia or platforms which raised them above the surrounding surface at least to some small extent.

From Roman Britain in 1914 by F. (Francis) Haverfield

Clypeastroida.—Ambulacrals simple or compound, with two pores juxtaposed, dorsal podia respiratory; interambulacrals multi-tuberculate, none resorbed; mouth central with flattened unequal jaws, reduced external gills, and few sphaeridia; anus exocyclic.

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

"To come away with two podiums is no mean feat, and I am the only athlete to double up in the sprints and I came away with a second and a third," added Hunt.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

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

While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 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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