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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Also during the Tokyo concert on Saturday, Scott brought out Kanye West, who walked onstage wearing a mask before revealing his identity to some cheers from the crowd, according to fan videos.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
When the former president did appear onstage on Saturday, supporters went wild with applause and cheers.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Our only request is for Derpy Tiger to appear onstage.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Her bandmate, the producer Ike Clateman, is somewhere else onstage, cloaked in the haze.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
When the former president did appear onstage on Saturday, supporters went wild with applause and cheers.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Our only request is for Derpy Tiger to appear onstage.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Her bandmate, the producer Ike Clateman, is somewhere else onstage, cloaked in the haze.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Onstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onstage. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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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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