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podium

[poh-dee-uhm] / ˈpoʊ di əm /
NOUN
raised platform for oration
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While appearing to be her effervescent self, she was also more supported physically than usual, assisted to the podium.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

She and her 80-year-old husband held hands as they walked from the Oval Office to the podium, and the president sat in the audience as Melania spoke.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

A DJ performed from a podium adorned with pink disco balls, brands gave away protein drinks and powders and people competed in a pull-up-bar-hanging competition.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Pug tops podium at Word’s Ugliest Dog contest…

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Mr. Dimblewit took the podium and shuffled papers in his hand, before clearing his throat and calling the meeting to order.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

Such a form gave rise to descendants differing inter se as regards the suppression of the radial canals and of the podia, the form of the tentacles, and the development of respiratory trees.

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

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

In the intervening years, when he was largely absent from U.S. podiums, Mr. Thomas cemented an enduring relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra, becoming its chief conductor in 1988.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 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

Gstrein, with just two World Cup podiums to his name, then set the pace on the second leg to dramatically snatch the lead from Kristoffersen.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

Old men guard it, sitting behind four red podiums.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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