onstage

adverb or adjective

on·​stage ˈȯn-ˈstāj How to pronounce onstage (audio)
ˈän-,
-ˌstāj
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience

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Most recently, Emily came onstage with John to help close out the ASU+GSV Summit in April 2025. Skyler Trepel, People.com, 6 July 2025 Then and since, the brothers have often traded barbs — onstage, in the studio and in interviews. CNN Money, 5 July 2025 To ram the message home to more people, Springsteen also released a 30-minute recording from the first stop of the tour in Manchester, England, that contains three songs and three of his speeches onstage. Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025 The house band, , is spending January shaking it off onstage at 8 p.m. every Thursday, playing an hour of hits — bluegrass style. Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for onstage

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First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of onstage was in 1925

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“Onstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onstage. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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onstage

adverb or adjective
on·​stage ˈȯn-ˈstāj How to pronounce onstage (audio)
ˈän-
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience

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