Word Finder - soapbox

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A crate for packing soap.

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Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.

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The madman obtained a soapbox which he stood on at the corner of Broadway and Wall street, to shout out his prophesy of the end of the world.

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A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.

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He's been on his soapbox all day about the new football coach.

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A soapbox car.

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To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.

Speakers corner is well worth a visit on a Sunday morning to hear the soapbox orators talking politics and religion to the listing crowd.

Thatâs my intention with this blog; I kinda consider it a combination of a diary, a report, and a virtual soapbox.

Summer smog visible on the skyline over cities like Toronto and Los Angeles provides a perfect seasonal soapbox for headline hungry politicians.

Really, I'm sick to death of the sad spoilsports that have turned the DVD format into their own personal soapbox.

Are they selling something or is it someone's personal soapbox?

Really, I 'm sick to death of the sad spoilsports that have turned the DVD format into their own personal soapbox.

Are they selling something or is it someone 's personal soapbox?

Delegates will also be able to raise issues of their own through a series of soapbox sessions and question and answer panels.

But just for this week, this is my soapbox moment.

Or do people perceive that he is the atheist version of the soapbox evangelist and choose to watch Eastenders instead?

They excuse themselves to work on the soapbox racers.

As kids we often rode soapbox carts down here.

As they perform the track, the band members participate in an old-fashioned soapbox derby, mixing adult characters and a childish setting.

Do me a favor and don't climb back up on your soapbox.