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as in foot
a bottom part upon which something rests or is supported
The museum displayed the jewels on a pedestal inside a glass case. The entrance to the ruined temple was flanked by columns, some of which had fallen from their pedestals.
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as in throne
the position of someone who is treated or regarded as extraordinarily good, successful, etc.
There's a tendency to put the person you love on a pedestal. The scandal knocked the beloved actor off his pedestal.
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This steel countertop drawer provides extra space to stash my utensils while also serving as a pedestal or shelf for other kitchen storage—a water carafe, perhaps, or your fruit basket, or bottles of oil.
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Emily Johnson, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
The handcrafted ceramic vessel on a pedestal is coated in gold foil and can be refilled after your candle is done or repurposed as another objet d’art.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Instead, viewers are immersed in Millie’s Kingston, with dialogue spoken almost entirely in Jamaican patois, where opportunities are limited, gang violence persists and whiteness is still put on a pedestal.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
This set comes with a cordless wine opener, foil cutter, pourer, vacuum wine stoppers, and a wood-style pedestal for display and storage.
—Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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Emily Johnson, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
The handcrafted ceramic vessel on a pedestal is coated in gold foil and can be refilled after your candle is done or repurposed as another objet d’art.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Instead, viewers are immersed in Millie’s Kingston, with dialogue spoken almost entirely in Jamaican patois, where opportunities are limited, gang violence persists and whiteness is still put on a pedestal.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
This set comes with a cordless wine opener, foil cutter, pourer, vacuum wine stoppers, and a wood-style pedestal for display and storage.
—Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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However, an early estimate predicted between 2-5 inches of snow at 7,000 feet on Friday.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Here’s a player who never takes his foot off the gas, who can make life miserable for the opposition in front of the net and in the corners, and who fills the net to boot.Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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In addition to symbolic thrones, there is also a physical throne, once occupied by Pope John Paul II.Laura Studarus, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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That love affair was set on a collision course with Edward’s birthright to the British throne.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Carter paused, double-tapping the podium’s platform, with one last comment.Jillian Ellison, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
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On the other hand, many ardent Chevy Tri-Five folks will posit any number of valid arguments why the original ’55, or ideally proportioned ’56, should take the podium in a Bel Air beauty contest.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
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The entire top 18 remained the same as Week 8 with Michigan State taking the largest drop from No. 19 to No. 21 after a loss to No. 8 Maryland.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
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In previous cycles, Z-Scores above 7 coincided with the market cycle top.Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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If the merger to build new EV platforms and appealing products goes through, maybe three heads will be better than one.New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
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Follow us on social platform X: (@asimendinger and @kristinakarisch) and suggest this newsletter to friends!Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, on the Senate floor, outgoing members who were either retiring or had lost their seats gave farewell speeches.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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The movie shows Black women soldiers donning gas masks in rooms filled with tear gas and climbing rope ladders as part of training, and yet, being asked to give up their seats in a theater.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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The event—which is built to look like one big lemonade stand— has grown from having 10 chefs from across the country involved to over 50.Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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The key to the defensive stand was a sack by Uchenna Nwosu on a simulated pressure that gave the outside linebacker a clear path to the quarterback.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Side two is the Instant Redness Corrector that can even be used in lieu of foundation (or worn underneath it) on no makeup-makeup days.Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The foundation granted more than $7 million to cover associated research and exhibition planning for sixty-eight exhibitions, forty publications, 350 oral-history interviews, and a performance art festival.Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Pedestal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedestal. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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