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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
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The performance will be directed by stage and screen star Bergen.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Bernard Aceituno, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Somewhere between the airport and the hotel, your gut stages a revolt.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
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Noun
Their offspring are born at an extremely early developmental stage and continue maturing in a pouch.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The performance will be directed by stage and screen star Bergen.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Verb
Changes go through staging environments and require explicit review and testing.
—Bernard Aceituno, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Somewhere between the airport and the hotel, your gut stages a revolt.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
Noun
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But a moment so special now in Knicks history didn’t stop a bromance display at the postgame podium.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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The auditorium usually used during Patriots postgame news conferences has been refreshed with World Cup logos at the podium.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Then Bryan Reynolds hit a line-drive comebacker off the inside of Wrobleski’s right leg.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Wrobleski left in the fifth inning with a contusion to his right hamstring after taking a comebacker off his leg.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 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 luteal phase, days 15 through 28, is dominated by progesterone, with appetite climbing, energy dropping and PMS symptoms peaking.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
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How the cap would work Should the vote pass, the government would be obliged to pass measures to curb migration in two phases.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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