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Recent Examples of plinth
However, Turkish officials dispute the museum’s claims, suggesting that the statue does depict Marcus Aurelius—both an emperor and philosopher—and may have been moved around between plinths, per the Times.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
In late November, the Iron Horse was set back out to pasture in the cornfield, now in a shiny new coat of black paint, sitting atop a Georgia granite plinth.
—Mary Logan Bikoff, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The Orbit Theory is a turntable that looks fantastic, with its low profile, solid hardwood plinth.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The cans, which were undamaged, were cleaned and awarded pride of place on a plinth immediately inside the museum’s entrance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
In late November, the Iron Horse was set back out to pasture in the cornfield, now in a shiny new coat of black paint, sitting atop a Georgia granite plinth.
—Mary Logan Bikoff, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The Orbit Theory is a turntable that looks fantastic, with its low profile, solid hardwood plinth.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The cans, which were undamaged, were cleaned and awarded pride of place on a plinth immediately inside the museum’s entrance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plinth
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The homer Friday traveled 467 feet and left his bat at 115.5 mph, the longest- and hardest-hit ball by a Braves player this season.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the coast.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Too often, being happily single is demonized while being romantically involved is put on a pedestal.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Humans tend to put our own intelligence on a pedestal.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Wired News,
11 May 2025
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There’s a definite purity-politics flavor to any suggestion that people should take a moral stand and leave a social network, but also a pretty airtight case to be made for boycotting it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently took a public stand on government actions affecting research funding and healthcare access.—
Lynn Godfrey,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The pair are likely to spar on the dais should Regalado be elected.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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John O’Sullivan’s nameplate as village manager remained on the dais Tuesday night when the Carpentersville Village Board voted to hire Village Attorney Brad Stewart as his replacement.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Some sellers insist on having him at the rostrum as a condition of turning over their goods to Sotheby’s, which, amid a broader art-sale slump, has been dogged by reports of financial troubles.—
CHOP CHOPPISH SHOP,
Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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Cicadas do not eat plant leaves, flowers or fruit but instead suck fluid from the stems of woody shrubs and trees with a long, straw-like tube called a rostrum.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Mixed Senior Open Doubles: Top seeds Julie Johnson & Steve Deakin returned to the podium together and gave both players the double senior gold for the weekend.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Falcon boys swimmers had multiple podium finishes, including sophomores Aidan Copeland and Hamilton Gates who tied for the 100-yard freestyle title with a time of 45.72.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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When trust erodes, so does the foundation for data sharing that powers our innovation economy.—
Nick Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Such knowledge, fully consistent with patriotism, provides an indispensable foundation for debates about contemporary issues.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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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
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In 1966, Billy Graham held the first World Congress on Evangelism in Berlin, declaring the city a platform to reach the world with the message of salvation.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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“Plinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plinth. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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