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pedestal

[ped-uh-stl] / ˈpɛd ə stl /


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A "Japan glazer" is "someone who puts everything that comes from Japan on a pedestal, while disparaging things that come from their own country", Louzembi said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“We’re all sitting there at the Forum and he’s on the damn pedestal talking and he said, ‘I’m guaranteeing everyone here next year we are going to win it again.’

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

"They're imperfect as well, which should be celebrated, instead of putting them on a pedestal which you think you have to climb as well."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The classic at-home birthday party was never really about putting one person on a very expensive pedestal.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Dylan continues to the second pedestal where a bowl of clay sits.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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