onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj 
ˈän-,
-ˌstāj
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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Jeffries, fiddle player with Jason Boland and the Stragglers, remained onstage when Boland stepped to the microphone to close out the evening.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Her credits include performances onstage and on television in productions like Porgy and Bess, Grey's Anatomy, Baywatch, and A Different World.
—Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Adding to a celebration of Oakland talent, she was joined onstage by 1Umbrella, BossLife Big Spence, Young Bari, G-Eazy, Lil Kayla, and E-40.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Her credits include performances onstage and on television in productions like Porgy and Bess, Grey's Anatomy, Baywatch, and A Different World.
—Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Adding to a celebration of Oakland talent, she was joined onstage by 1Umbrella, BossLife Big Spence, Young Bari, G-Eazy, Lil Kayla, and E-40.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Onstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onstage. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj
ˈän-
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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