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soapbox

[sohp-boks] / ˈsoʊpˌbɒks /




NOUN
podium
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NOUN
rostrum
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It’s a free soapbox that forces management to address issues they’d rather not discuss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“Most narcissists don’t set out to destroy people who love them,” he says from that frequent soapbox of online videos, the driver’s seat of a parked car.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

“I’m not standing on a soapbox and shouting,” Graham says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

The BID has hosted a soapbox derby, an autumn festival, and a "dino day", where actors dress up as dinosaurs and walk around the town to entertain children.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

In Harlem, Malcolm X is standing on a soapbox talking about a revolution.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson




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