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as in podium
a level usually raised surface you'll have to stand up there on the platform for your speech

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as in forum
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information for years the publisher has used his newspaper as a platform for his extreme political conservatism

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Recent Examples of platform The track — part of its upcoming Reparto album — was used across all Spanish social media platforms and the network aired it during their broadcast program on Thursday. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025 The pop icon, 66, joined in the fun of a recent TikTok trend and posted a short video to the platform on Thursday, March 27. Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025 King has been a frequent Trump and Musk critic, routinely slamming the president and his billionaire ally via his social media platforms. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025 His insights have been featured in numerous business articles on platforms like MSN Small Business, Small Business Currents, BusinessDay, Businessing Magazine, Business Africa Online, and more. Allbusiness, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for platform
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Noun
  • The two-time World Cup champion ranks seventh in the downhill standings and has two podium finishes this season, winning gold at the Saalbach World Championships and taking third at Kvitfjell.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Most of the time, fans only see the podium celebrations.
    Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • The frustrated bride shared her story on Reddit, detailing her dilemma in a March 22 post on a forum dedicated to wedding planning — and asking for any advice about how to proceed.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Establishing forums where sales and other teams can share feedback and collaboratively develop solutions is essential.
    Joao Mendes-Roter, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Communities with limited health care access stand to suffer disproportionately, too.
    Richard Hughes IV, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Luckily, screens are also very affordable — this 100-inch option comes with a stand for $40 on sale, while this 150-inch screen is $75 on sale.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • And although McRae is playing her biggest venues to date, her preshow routine has remained consistent.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Long before media-market size became a factor in the expansion and relocation of leagues and teams, prospective newcomers were judged on the population size of their surrounding areas and conditions of existing venues.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • Their majority was led by new Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, R-Georgia, who dramatically accelerated the trend of shifting that office from a relatively nonpartisan to highly partisan pulpit.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Speaking at the pulpit of the city’s historic Tabernacle Baptist Church, the site of the first mass meeting of the voting rights movement, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said what happened in Selma changed the nation.
    Kim Chandler and Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
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  • The change is a tacit acknowledgment of the growing tensions between the association — which represents White House correspondents from dozens of news outlets — and President Donald Trump.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Scientists said the flatworm, which hunts primarily on the ground, should not pose a major threat to the tree-dwelling Partula snails, the outlet reported.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • Key moments in the careers of Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Ice-T, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Courtney Love, and many more played out on its stages, as chronicled in the excellent new oral-history book Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Lap 110: Chase Elliott has held the lead since restarting on the front row following the stage break.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Platform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platform. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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