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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 As live sports programming proliferates on TV, every company is also thinking about that second screen, from sports betting companies to social platforms to streaming services themselves with offerings like alternate camera views. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025 President Donald Trump announced the nomination on his social media platform late Wednesday, praising Artau for his career as an appellate judge since 2020, a circuit court judge between 2014 and 2020, and previously as general counsel to the South Florida Water Management District. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025 To achieve that, the team actively seeks out partnerships with streaming services that share its commitment to creating a platform where talent is celebrated. Malana Vantyle, USA Today, 17 May 2025 To be sure, tax cuts and muscular national defense and a gimlet eye on other programs had been components of Republican platforms for generations. Ron Elving, NPR, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for platform
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Noun
  • Immediately following Vemuri’s speech, MIT President Sally Kornbluth took to the podium and tried to settle the crowd.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
  • So during the medal ceremonies for the three events, the female competitors who finished one spot behind Hernandez had to stand next to the trans athlete on the podium.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Set up a Ko-Fi page or Etsy store, post on Reddit or Discord forums, and build a small portfolio.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • Software engineers continue to debate the merits of each on various Reddit threads and forums.
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Hang it between trees or on a hammock stand to unwind outside all summer.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • But a cake stand gives a cake presence, and it can even be used for occasions other than serving a sweet treat.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
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  • While still in the planning stages, there is a venue in mind — the former YMCA at 4606 Ingraham Street — and the center would serve as a multipurpose space for artistic expression and community activities.
    Sierra Knoch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
  • This has fueled speculation that the Tour Championship could be moved from East Lake Golf Club to other venues or the format could be tweaked to a possible match-play bracket style tournament in the future.
    Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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  • Pastor Lorenzo Jones stood in a tub of water in his white pulpit gown.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
  • Their cross-racial sisterhood expanded the civil rights imagination beyond male pulpits and courtrooms.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
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  • Rima served as the Best Bets editor at New York Magazine for seven years, and writes primarily about lifestyle pursuits (design, art, culture and travel) for top international outlets including The New York Times, Elle and Elle Décor, Galerie, HTSI and the The Wall Street Journal, amongst others.
    Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
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  • But headlining the main stage this summer is going to be something else entirely!
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
  • The upper stages of both Falcons are expendable, but SpaceX has gotten very good at churning out that complicated piece of hardware.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 May 2025

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