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Definition of upstage
1 : toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage
2 : away from a motion-picture or television camera
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First Known Use of upstage
1870
upstage
Definition of upstage
1 [3upstage] : haughty
2 : of or relating to the rear of a stage
Recent Examples of upstage from the Web
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An original page from a 1974 edition of The Pittsburgh Press, an afternoon paper published from 1884 to 1992, is taped to the backside of the upstage door.
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First Known Use of upstage
1918
Definition of upstage
transitive verb
1 : to draw attention away from upstaging the competition
2 : to force (an actor) to face away from the audience by staying upstage
3 : to treat snobbishly
Examples of upstage in a Sentence
We don't want the flower girl upstaging the bride.
My apple pie was upstaged by her chocolate cake.
Recent Examples of upstage from the Web
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Trudeau is 45, Varadkar is 38—was marked, in part, by a light-hearted moment in which the Irish premiere upstaged his Canadian counterpart by showing off a pair of flashy socks.
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Mike Rowbottom for Inside the Games: Van Niekerk upstages Bolt, while other rivals await in London.
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The Gordo sweepstakes have been thoroughly upstaged.
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K-9 dog joins force Andrasik’s speech was almost upstaged by the introduction of Kimo, the 18-month-old German shepherd that is the newest K-9 to join the Leawood Police Department.
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On Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown of California met in Beijing with President Xi Jinping of China, upstaging the White House and further suggesting the determination of some states to hew to the climate accord.
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The race for the lead in home runs in the National League has lately been upstaged by a trio of Marlins sluggers playing their own game of long-ball one-upsmanship.
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He's been talking about getting upstaged by some of his top officials, including his friend, Wilbur Ross at Commerce.
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Washington (CNN)Ivanka Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, second lady Karen Pence and national security adviser H.R. McMaster got upstaged by a rabbit on Tuesday.
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First Known Use of upstage
1921
Definition of upstage
: the part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera
First Known Use of upstage
circa 1931
UPSTAGE Defined for English Language Learners
upstage
playDefinition of upstage for English Language Learners
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: toward the back part of a stage
upstage
playDefinition of upstage for English Language Learners
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: to take attention away from (someone or something else, such as another performer)
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