stage set

noun

: scenery and properties designed and arranged for a particular scene in a play

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By midday, people were installing stage set pieces, hanging decorations from high up in bucket trucks and driving around in utility vehicles loaded with supplies. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Aug. 2025 The restaurants most talked about are those that present themselves as full stage sets. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 On Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, live bands played on an outdoor stage set up on the lawn. Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 More recently, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour involved 70,000 wristbands pulsing in unison, and stage sets transforming from slithering snakes to whimsical fairy-tale forests to cinematic cityscapes. Lindsay A. Fleming, Time, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stage set

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First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stage set was in 1861

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“Stage set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20set. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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