as in podium
a level usually raised surface the speaker took his place at the front of the dais

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Recent Examples of dais In 2018, when comedian Michelle Wolf delivered scathing jokes about the Trump administration, including about then-Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was sitting on the dais. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025 Though school board members have not yet discussed Trump’s plans to dismantle the Department of Education on the dais, Thompson said she’s had some discussions with Superintendent Howard Hepburn and the district financial department on what BCPS’ options may be. Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 Having a homeless shelter within city limits would have to be decided by the nearby homeowners — not by a panel of seven on the dais, but by the majority of those directly or indirectly impacted. Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025 That clash played out in the Munich attack and hundreds of similar massacres around the world, but not on the dais of the MSC. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dais

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“Dais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dais. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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