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

“As a director working on Broadway, that’s what I do with my actors and creative teams, I set them up for success and try to pedestal their great gifts and talents,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 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

The guard who was to have removed the pedestal and drape was called outside to set up sawhorses and make orderly rows out of the mass of people.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg