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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What could be more authentically Eighties than a high-school girl who’s never tasted anything tripper than root beer going onstage to fake her way through a John Lennon acid freakout with the Rocket Man and the Piano Man?
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
That group, which began on college campuses, quickly drew attention with its provocative events and Kirk’s willingness to debate critics onstage.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Rachel Reilly went onstage to talk to host Julie Chen Moonves about her elimination.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
For a good part of the show, the action takes place with the four leads onstage confined to a lifeboat.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
That group, which began on college campuses, quickly drew attention with its provocative events and Kirk’s willingness to debate critics onstage.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Rachel Reilly went onstage to talk to host Julie Chen Moonves about her elimination.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
For a good part of the show, the action takes place with the four leads onstage confined to a lifeboat.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Onstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onstage. Accessed 16 Sep. 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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