staging

noun stag·ing \ ˈstā-jiŋ \

Updated on: 19 May 2018

Definition of staging

1 : scaffolding

2 a : the business of running stagecoaches

b : the act of journeying in stagecoaches

3 : the act of putting on a play

4 a : the moving of troops or matériel forward in several stages

b : the assembling of troops or matériel in transit in a particular place

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Examples of staging in a Sentence

The staging of the play was more difficult than expected.

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George Balanchine’s staging, for New York City Ballet, follows the general shape of Fokine’s drama, makes his title role a yet more full-throttle example of dance power.

— alastair macaulay, New York Times, "In ‘Firebird,’ the Choreographer’s Art Is in Storytelling," 15 May 2018
How the staging was so chaotic and how his perspective was so discombobulated.

— carol motsinger, Cincinnati.com, "There's a Cincinnati story hidden inside 'Hamilton' the musical," 4 May 2018
Seven years after Syria’s largely peaceful uprising morphed into a civil war, the country is now a staging ground for the proxy conflicts of global powers.

— loveday morris, Washington Post, "Suspected Israeli strikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria, escalate regional tensions," 30 Apr. 2018
The staging was sparse: she was occasionally flanked by a modern dancer or three.

— josh duboff, Vanities, "Lorde Keeps It “Dinner Table Loud” at Intimate Barclays Center Show," 5 Apr. 2018
Firebrand’s staging will be directed by Lili-Anne Brown, while Rashada Dawan will star in the title role of Caroline.

— kt hawbaker, chicagotribune.com, "Firebrand Theatre announces 2018-19 season," 1 May 2018
Charlize Theron’s new movie Tully strives and excels at portraying motherhood without the staging and artificial, golden glow of the Hollywood lens.

— sarah midkiff, refinery29.com, "Tully Points Out Hollywood's Blindspot: Men Rarely Learn A Woman's Perspective," 29 Apr. 2018
Check-in will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on 13th Street next to the library, and staging will be on 13th, Walnut and Maple streets.

— Ramona Sentinel, "Community Service is theme of Main Street Parade," 28 Apr. 2018
Recent productions include last January’s staging by the L.A. Opera including Kelsey Grammer in his opera debut.

— jordan riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, "Skirball Cultural Center Celebrates 'Leonard Bernstein at 100'," 27 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of staging

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: the performance of a play on a stage
: a temporary raised platform that a person can sit or stand on while working

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medical Definition of staging

: the classification of the severity of a disease in distinct stages on the basis of established symptomatic criteria

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