as in podium
a level usually raised surface the speaker took his place at the front of the dais

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Recent Examples on the Web The Pro Football Hall of Fame former quarterback turned media maven was on the dais with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Sunday during the third and final day of FanaticsFest in New York City. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2024 She was accompanied by DioGuardi as the second woman on the dais, alongside Jackson and Cowell. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024 Cheers and boos competed in the 18,000-seat arena as Reagan and Ford’s supporters traded off giving speeches on the dais. Ben Bradford / Made By History, TIME, 16 July 2024 Divide and replant perennials including shasta daises, gerbera, bromeliads and many bulbs. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for dais 

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“Dais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dais. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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