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as in podium
a level usually raised surface spoke to the audience from a small stage in front

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as in leg
a portion of a trip this is only the first stage of the journey

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as in chapter
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking in the last stage of the project

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Recent Examples of stage
Noun
The 27-year-old sustained the injury during the early stages of his side’s 2-1 victory over Fulham on April 1, with it later being reported that the Brazil international would need to undergo season-ending surgery on the issue. James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 More than 1,000 twinkling candles will illuminate the stage. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
The comeback attempt stocks are staging Tuesday is little more than a blip in a still-concerning market, according to Ritholtz Wealth Management co-founder and CEO Josh Brown. Brian Evans, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025 Not only that, Crowley failed to stage enough firefighters in the Palisades on Jan. 6. Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
Noun
  • About 20 feet from the podium, the two women waited through hours of musical performances and speeches by prominent progressive officials, including Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) and Maxwell Frost (D-Florida), the first Gen Z member of Congress.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The race then ends with one and a half laps of the historic Roubaix velodrome, on the Belgian border, before the winner is presented with a commemorative cobble of their own on the podium.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • They were taken away and brought back a week later with broken arms and legs, sometime heads.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The 29-year-old was at fault for both of Lyon’s goals in Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg in France, which United drew 2-2.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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  • The chapter is closed on a missing book at a New Jersey library after a woman returned it nearly a century after her relative checked it out.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The hilarious, gory, and somehow still emotionally powerful story of an anti-hero who messed up so badly that not even the Suicide Squad wants him anymore is ripe for another chapter.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That meant bringing his knowledge to golf course clients about how to manage their departments and operations, including everything from preparing courses for public use to presenting their pro shops, his brother said.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The deal was presented by Merz, leader of the CDU, which emerged as winner in February’s federal election.
    Stephanie Halasz, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • While Amazon directly imports about 40% of its products, the rest are sold by independent merchants on its platform.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The show has consistently used its platform to teach important life lessons in fun and engaging ways, all done by some of the most influential faces in pop culture.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • The remaining players did not bother with a lap of honour.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • During the encounter, Johnson’s son, Wilfred, was sitting in his father’s lap in a car with the window rolled down.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Big Brazilian music phase, which maybe is in there a little bit.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In a phase 3 clinical trial, about 24%–36% of people who took Rezdiffra saw their MASH resolve without worsening of liver scarring.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • Marsh was appointed Office of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for her services to drama.
    Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The series, which ran for five seasons through 1975, won two BAFTA awards, seven Primetime Emmys (including a best drama actress win for Marsh) and a Golden Globe for best drama series.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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