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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Lloyd said that will not be possible in New York (the team has previously expressed concerns about safety) but said it would be restaged for Broadway. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026 Fuqua uses Jaafar to restage countless iconic Jackson moments, and the moments of performance are absolutely electric. Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2026 Director Antoine Fuqua even restaged that year’s police raid on Neverland Ranch, during which officers forced Jackson to remove his clothing, in order to compare his genitalia with 13-year-old accuser Jordan Chandler’s descriptions. Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026 In this promising but ultimately half-baked gory bit of business, a killer (Dacre Montgomery) restages scenes of torture and murder inspired by that film for his serial killing. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026 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 11 May. 2026.

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