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pedestals

noun

Definition of pedestalsnext
plural of pedestal
1
as in feet
a bottom part upon which something rests or is supported The museum displayed the jewels on a pedestal inside a glass case. The entrance to the ruined temple was flanked by columns, some of which had fallen from their pedestals.

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as in thrones
the position of someone who is treated or regarded as extraordinarily good, successful, etc. There's a tendency to put the person you love on a pedestal. The scandal knocked the beloved actor off his pedestal.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedestals
  1. foot
  2. platforms
  3. foundations
  4. podiums
  5. pillars
  6. columns
Noun
  • The happy snowman stands 7 feet tall, and he’s decorated with a hat, gloves, and scarf in proper winter fashion.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Nearly 2 feet of snow fell in parts of New York, Ohio and Michigan and 29 inches was recorded in Pennsylvania's northwestern tip.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of foot
Noun
  • By combining various technology solutions—from core banking to custodians, CRM systems to investment platforms and data analytics to compliance software—financial services firms can streamline workflows and ensure seamless data flow across the business.
    Babu Sivadasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Application platforms like Salesforce are typically used for internal applications.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of platforms
Noun
  • All of that water barreled down the mountains, liquifying the slopes in some places into devastating mudslides that wiped homes off their foundations.
    Dan Heching, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The pull to care for infants is one of the foundations of success for humans.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of foundations
Noun
  • This time around, however, Perez has only four podiums to his name, the last of which came in China on April 21.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Foster led the series in wins (8), poles (7), podiums (12), laps led (362/640) and completed every lap of competition to beat Abel Motorsports’ Jacob Abel to the title by 122 points.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of podiums
Noun
  • All of the cells settled down around the pillars, which caused their nuclei to curve.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The programming dovetails with the school’s own pillars of pride, which discourage bullying.
    Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of pillars
Noun
  • Read other Fortune columns by François Candelon.
    Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Today's largest cargo vessels are longer than three football fields, with cranes required to lift containers and stack them in towering columns.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of columns
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