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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Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP George Clooney and Don Cheadle, who came onstage to present the final award for the night, joked about the standing ovation, with Cheadle noting Clooney did not receive one.
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Several other musicians appeared onstage throughout tonight’s Golden Globes as official awards presenters, too, including Miley Cyrus, Blackpink’s Lisa, and Snoop Dogg.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
The Heated Rivalry boys making heated jokes onstage.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Her biggest threat in the awards season thus far is Best Actress in a Comedy winner Rose Byrne, but, even so, expect to see Buckley up onstage a lot more this season.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Several other musicians appeared onstage throughout tonight’s Golden Globes as official awards presenters, too, including Miley Cyrus, Blackpink’s Lisa, and Snoop Dogg.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
The Heated Rivalry boys making heated jokes onstage.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Her biggest threat in the awards season thus far is Best Actress in a Comedy winner Rose Byrne, but, even so, expect to see Buckley up onstage a lot more this season.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 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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