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Recent Examples of rostrum
But after about 45 minutes of talks on the floor and in the GOP cloakroom, Norman and Self appeared before the rostrum and, standing by Johnson, changed their votes.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Sotheby’s veteran auctioneer Oliver Barker took to the rostrum on Monday to lead the sale, which lasted an hour-and-a-half.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021
This year, once again, the U.N. General Assembly high-level debate will be dominated by men speaking at the rostrum.
—Stéphanie Fillion, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Then late last week, videos posted on YouTube looked showed a large sawfish swinging its rostrum out of the water in the Boynton Inlet, looking eerily similar to images from the Keys.
—Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Sotheby’s veteran auctioneer Oliver Barker took to the rostrum on Monday to lead the sale, which lasted an hour-and-a-half.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021
This year, once again, the U.N. General Assembly high-level debate will be dominated by men speaking at the rostrum.
—Stéphanie Fillion, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Then late last week, videos posted on YouTube looked showed a large sawfish swinging its rostrum out of the water in the Boynton Inlet, looking eerily similar to images from the Keys.
—Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rostrum
podium
Noun
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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
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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
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“Rostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rostrum. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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