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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Our version of the expressionist silent film was performed onstage, all in black and white.
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Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
What To Know The 27-year-old man jumped onstage at the conference and was stopped by security personnel, the reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
During the encore, George returned onstage to speak to the audience.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
At one point, Doechii’s preppy aesthetic extended to a schoolroom set that a select number of fans were brought onstage to be part of — and one lucky scholar at a moving desk received a nearly 30-second lap dance.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
What To Know The 27-year-old man jumped onstage at the conference and was stopped by security personnel, the reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
During the encore, George returned onstage to speak to the audience.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
At one point, Doechii’s preppy aesthetic extended to a schoolroom set that a select number of fans were brought onstage to be part of — and one lucky scholar at a moving desk received a nearly 30-second lap dance.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 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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