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as in theatre
the public performance of plays
drawn to the stage as a career
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as in to present
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
staged the full body of Shakespeare's plays in the course of a year
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Recent Examples of stage
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the last artist to truly dazzle on that stage?
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Story shows off his skill as a helmer by staging some explosive and dramatic fight scenes.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
All the while, though, he’s been fine-tuning his musical theater chops in the hopes of one day landing on the New York stage.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the last artist to truly dazzle on that stage?
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
The essay provoked immediate backlash online, with some Times employees staging a virtual walkout and tweeting that the piece endangered Black people.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Story shows off his skill as a helmer by staging some explosive and dramatic fight scenes.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
Noun
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Semi-finalists were England’s Katie Morris and Holland’s Roos Van Reek, giving the podium quite the international flair.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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For the last two and a half decades, the Boston Crusaders had been within striking distance of earning a spot on the winners' podium, usually finishing somewhere in the top 12.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cook, a forward in soccer, suffered a broken leg while practicing soccer in February.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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McIlroy's choice appeared to prompt PGA Tour officials to mull a rule change that could mathematically lock in certain players to the second and third playoff legs.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Titanic Scion has a new demo available on all platforms, containing the first nine chapters of the game.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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To obtain relevant documents, the local chapter tangled with the city for multiple years, starting in 2021, and involved the American Civil Liberties Union.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Chapman is presenting this Saturday’s show, with Logan fronting Sunday evening’s Match of the Day, which will have highlights of the three Premier League matches played that day.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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In the photoshoot, Kelce presents a stereotypical (and exaggerated) embodiment of masculinity — he is dressed in full fur, construction vests and wrangles alligators.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The 191-track opus will be available in 12 LP and 8 CD box sets as well as on digital platforms.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The suit said petition signers were required to provide names, addresses, emails and phone numbers and that the defendants benefited by driving traffic to X, Musk's social platform, and by collecting valuable political contact data.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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Last year, Dolla (real name: Dominic Matheson) smashed the box-office record for a homegrown DJ’s tour of these parts, selling more than 170,000 tickets across a four-date lap, produced by Untitled.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
21 Aug. 2025
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Seeing how a lap around the block improves your blood sugar readings or how a few slices of pizza keeps glucose elevated may be more persuasive than a doctor’s advice alone.—
Daryl Austin,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The next phase requires a social strategy—one that supports education, outreach, and trial access.—
Bob Hellman,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Though the shop’s grand opening isn’t until Sept. 20, it’s been an encouraging few weeks in the soft launch phase.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
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Throughout all the dramas of daily life—the fender bender, the sleep regression, the surprise layoff—partners can start to feel trapped with each other.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the days leading up to the event, which was filmed in New York City on Tuesday, Aug. 12, there was online speculation about certain contestants potentially not showing up to address the drama and fallout from the season.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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