pedestal
noun
an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
pedestals
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pluralof pedestal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some artificial-intelligence stocks that got knocked off their pedestals, in part due to a bruising July selloff, now represent attractive opportunities for investors, according to BofA analysts.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The lower level of the Winners Gallery has cars on pedestals that are banked 9 degrees, 12 minutes—the same as the four banked turns of the racetrack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Further investigation by the SIT has revealed pilferage also from the pedestals and door frames and the court says that approximately 4.54kg gold has gone missing since 2019.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Parisi, together with a team of scientists, explored the limits of pedestals and investigated how much pressure could be applied to plasma inside a fusion reactor before instabilities appeared.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
Since the statues were really holographic projections, they had chisel-type labels floating in front of their pedestals identifying who the famous people were.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
