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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Musicians Glorilla, Spliff Star and Joyner Lucas also joined him onstage for the musical tribute.
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Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
In late July, Willie Nelson was onstage during his set on the Outlaw Music Festival tour in Raleigh, North Carolina, when tour manager John Selman noticed an abrupt shift in the weather.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
For weeks, Oasis zealots have devoured online videos of the siblings strolling out onstage together, arms raised in victory and hugs brief yet genuine.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Backstage, everyone waited hours for their cues to join onstage.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
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Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
In late July, Willie Nelson was onstage during his set on the Outlaw Music Festival tour in Raleigh, North Carolina, when tour manager John Selman noticed an abrupt shift in the weather.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
For weeks, Oasis zealots have devoured online videos of the siblings strolling out onstage together, arms raised in victory and hugs brief yet genuine.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Backstage, everyone waited hours for their cues to join onstage.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 Aug. 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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