restage

verb

re·​stage (ˌ)rē-ˈstāj How to pronounce restage (audio)
restaged; restaging

transitive verb

: to stage (something) again
The play was restaged abroad.

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The three sections, ‘The Garden,’ ‘The Replica,’ and ‘Then Roses,’ contain several discrete instances of restaging the same poem – ‘The Twenty-First Century,’ ‘Author’s Myth,’ ‘Borges Sells Me the Apple, Sells Me the World’ – as Sisyphean attempts. Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 The opera will be restaged at the opera festival in Aix, roughly 50 miles away, on July 13, 14 and 16. Laura Van Straaten, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Ryan Coogler Is the ‘Perfect Person’ to Direct the ‘X-Files’ Reboot Derricks, producer Dhana Gilbert, production designer Bill Groom, and Sherman-Palladino took IndieWire inside the process of restaging the classics and creating Tobias’ cutting-edge originals. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2025 Penned by Jordan Harrison and co-directed by Caitlin Sullivan, the Goodman production restages a futuristic show seen last year off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in New York. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for restage

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of restage was in 1893

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“Restage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restage. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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