platform

noun

ˈplat-ˌfȯrm How to pronounce platform (audio)
Definition of platformnext
1
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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2
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 Nasdaq 100 has about 70% of its index weight in companies that depend on AI, from semiconductor manufacturers and Big Tech giants to cloud platforms and software providers. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Kobach has been highlighting his work on digital child safety, including consumer protection lawsuits against major social media platforms. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026 In Saudi Arabia, the AI startup Humain unveiled in September a platform built on an open model by a Chinese AI company. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 More than 10,000 ads and videos have been made on the platform. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for platform
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platform
  1. podium
  2. forum
  3. stand
  4. venue
  5. pulpit
  6. outlet
  7. stage
Noun
  • Infantino accepts the support Infantino took the podium following Sheikh Salman and kept it light.
    — Stephen Wade, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In a career that stretched from the mid-1980s to the early 2010s, Brundle won the 1988 World Sportscar Championship, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990, and finished on the podium nine times in Formula 1.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of podium
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  • China hosts a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum next month in Shenzhen, which Trump is expected to attend.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Pollution and purification have long been the focus of fringe Reddit forums and conspiracy theory dinner chat, but as of late, a broader consumer is feeling like there’s something in the water.
    — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of forum
Noun
  • Like the one damaged at the Pentagon, the globe is displayed on a floor stand.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In 2023, a brain-spine interface reportedly helped a man with a chronic spinal cord injury stand, walk, and climb stairs.
    — Mike McRae October 21, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of stand
Noun
  • The New Braunfels, Texas, resident kept a frenetic touring schedule, headlining major Texas venues and mid-sized dance halls around the country, with occasional arena or amphitheater stops opening for Koe Wetzel thrown in.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Over a year later, those closures have slowed, and a variety of restaurants and entertainment venues have opened or are set to debut in the Upper Westside area.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of venue
Noun
  • An elderly woman in a proper ink-black dress and modest, sensible heels motioned us over and led us down the aisle, inviting us to sit in the pair of waiting chairs just opposite the pulpit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In most Quaker houses of worship, there is no clergy, pulpit or altar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulpit
Noun
  • The Sloomoo Institute was built as such an outlet, according to its founders Sara Schiller and Karen Robinovitz.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Previously, Korean patrons were setting up remote offices in Starbucks outlets, even bringing desktop computers and printers.
    — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlet
Noun
  • The number of ballots cast two weeks from Election Day has reached nearly 1 million, up from roughly 550,000 at the same stage in 2022.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That is late-stage private equity written on venture letterhead.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stage

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“Platform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platform. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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