pedestal
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“Drake was very highly regarded before then. For some people, that knocked him off the pedestal a bit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
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
"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 • Feb. 6, 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
“Putting Luma on a pedestal is counterproductive,” she wrote me once in an email.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
Vocabulary lists containing pedestal
Body Language: Ped, Pod ("Foot")
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