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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 game requires good reflexes—especially for bosses and platform challenges—that can punish even small mistakes with relatively large penalties and hides large chunks of the game behind difficulty gates with no tuning options that might offer some relief. ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025 Scaling across spacecraft lines The approach is designed to scale from small satellites to larger platforms, including Boeing’s 702-class spacecraft. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025 As the Nepali population prepared for a possible nationwide internet blackout following the social media ban, users began recommending Bitchat across platforms like Reddit. Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The study, conducted by eSIM provider Holafly, examined 50 cities worldwide, drawing on data from sources such as the TripAdvisor and Numbeo platforms. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for platform
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Noun
  • Plagued with traffic and possible damage from going wide, both Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson were out in Q1, a stark contrast to their podium-earning performance in Zandvoort last week.
    Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • When Lagway walked to the podium after the game, there was still an air of confidence to the star.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Tech companies scrape billions of social media posts, forum discussions and digital conversations from communities worldwide.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Dominican Republic had the spotlight this month at an economic forum in Miami.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The private homes of top Nepalese political leaders—including the nation's president—were torched by demonstrators who took to the streets in a stand against a social media ban.
    Robert Birsel Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Klein now had most of the funds needed to save a unique stand of ancient forest.
    David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Protesters also disrupted the 2024 Indie Spirit Awards, with host Jim Gaffigan attempting to make his way through the presentation by speaking over the sound of protests happening outside the event's tent venue at the Santa Monica Pier in California.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Paper tickets have become rarer, as digital tickets are scanned in at venues everywhere.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
  • All of whom flock to Monsignor Wicks, drawn by his sophistry and fearsome bully-pulpit magnetism.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • The couple first met in 2018, and were first photographed together in September of that year, according to the outlet.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Many left-wing media outlets have touted her as a top presidential contender.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Hart worked in both television and on Broadway, with her stage credits including the revivals of The Heiress (1976) and Design for Living (1984), as well as the premiere production of Tom Stoppard's 1977 play Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.
    Vandana Pawa, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • During the annual Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival, Shanghai is the first to set up a stage for performing bands.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Platform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platform. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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