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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
Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 4 June 2026
What to look for at KC PrideFest 2026 Two stages will host numerous performers over the course of the weekend, including music from Selene & the Chingona Band, Amira Wang and Baby Tate.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Jeromee Johnson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The 51-year-old O'Connor, a former resident of affluent Santa Clara County city of Los Gatos, staged at least six teen parties in 2020 and 2021 at her home and other locations.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Noun
Both track movement throughout the day, a range of different exercises, sleep duration and stages, and stress levels.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 4 June 2026
What to look for at KC PrideFest 2026 Two stages will host numerous performers over the course of the weekend, including music from Selene & the Chingona Band, Amira Wang and Baby Tate.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Verb
Remove that, but do not remove staged rollouts, validation, rollback gates, separation of duties and human stop points for high-impact changes.
—Jeromee Johnson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The 51-year-old O'Connor, a former resident of affluent Santa Clara County city of Los Gatos, staged at least six teen parties in 2020 and 2021 at her home and other locations.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
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But before the last vote was cast, State Senator Michael Young—who would end up voting in favor of the redistricting—got up to the podium and asked to speak on the record.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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In any other year, Radcliffe would be ascending to the podium, and deservedly so.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Spurs reserve Harrison Barnes accidentally collided with Brunson's right knee while falling to the floor, and the Knicks star immediately grabbed at the leg in apparent pain.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Futures tied to the broad market index and Nasdaq 100 are taking another leg down this morning, led lower by chipmakers.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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That new chapter quickly turned into a full-fledged sequel, and Girls Like Us was born.—
Jennifer Dugan,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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The next chapter of this country will be written the same way the first was.—
Keith Krach,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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If the fight delivers even half the drama of the pre-fight trash talk, Sunday's fight on the South Lawn could be a thing of legend.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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There were so many Emmy contenders that, around the turn of the decade, people were calling for the Television Academy to expand the limited series category to eight nominees, matching the number in the drama and comedy series categories.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Posthumous Raindance Icon Awards have been presented to Joan Plowright (accepted by Tamsin Olivier, daughter of Joan Plowright and Lawrence Olivier) and Helen McCrory (accepted by Damian Lewis).—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Sure, there would be a number of hurdles wrapped up in the process, which would include medical provisions based upon Sorsby's 'mental health disorder' of addiction that his attorneys presented in court as an argument against the NCAA.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Korean content’s expansion has been well documented; Chinese content’s reach across the region has grown dramatically in the past two years, which is why iQIYI and WeTV are at APOS focusing not just on their streaming platforms but on their studio and content-licensing capabilities.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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The result is a cleaner and more refined appearance that sets the platform apart from many traditional DIY robotics projects.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Brexton Busch, the 11-year-old son of the late NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, suffered heartbreak on the final lap in his return to racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Paraguayan players took a warmup lap around the field and then got to work navigating through passing, goalkeeping and shooting drills, ending the brief session with some penalty-kick shots.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The final phase will relocate these tests over communities, with NASA surveying residents on their impressions of the airplane’s noise.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 June 2026
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The next phase is already underway.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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