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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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 Now these performers revive their characters, joined by other veteran entertainers and some newcomers, as Creative Director Ava Roy restages the show in the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park. Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2026 However, the piece garnered a very different response when it was restaged in Hartford, Connecticut, where Ali was a visiting faculty member at Trinity College. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 31 Mar. 2026 Paksa restages the medium’s tendency toward repetition but strips it of entertainment value, revealing the medium as an extension of totalitarian control. Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 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 21 Apr. 2026.

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