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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The Studebaker Willy drives in the script is still referred to by that name, but onstage there’s a 1964 Chevy Chevelle Malibu in its place.
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Nick Sirianni sat onstage and defined the weight of a fateful offseason in a single sentence.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Talarico is remarkably consistent onstage, but in private his affect fluctuates.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, the four Republicans vying for the nomination met onstage at the Granada Theater along Greenville Avenue in Dallas.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Soraya Nadia McDonald, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
Nick Sirianni sat onstage and defined the weight of a fateful offseason in a single sentence.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Talarico is remarkably consistent onstage, but in private his affect fluctuates.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, the four Republicans vying for the nomination met onstage at the Granada Theater along Greenville Avenue in Dallas.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 22 Feb. 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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