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as in drama
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
Alina Selyukh, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Swalwell voters seemed to have flocked to Becerra, who saw a 15-point bump among Democratic voters that got him onto the debate stage.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Instead, the Israeli Pavilion will this year be staged in the Arsenale, another main venue of the Biennale, a move that some have alleged is intended to account for any potential protests.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Come see Planet Money live on stage!
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Swalwell voters seemed to have flocked to Becerra, who saw a 15-point bump among Democratic voters that got him onto the debate stage.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
The biggest indie music fest in Colorado returns this weekend with the FoCoMX, which packs a whopping 450-plus live performances onto 40 downtown Fort Collins stages on Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Instead, the Israeli Pavilion will this year be staged in the Arsenale, another main venue of the Biennale, a move that some have alleged is intended to account for any potential protests.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
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While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Students from the audience were welcome to take turns making their case at a podium for a set time period.—
Shannon Watkins,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
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While on the ground, officers fired additional bean bag rounds at Evans, including one that allegedly broke his leg, and twice sent a police dog at him.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Choose from a variety of washes and styles including ankle, skinny, flare, straight, and wide leg, plus a skirt and a jacket accented with fringe detail.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Spartans and the Punishers are the latest chapter in the spotty history of Colorado arena football, which has been unable to sustain long-term momentum.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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As the Tag Heuer Formula 1 watches have continued to adapt and evolve alongside design, tech and cultural sensibilities, the introduction of the Tag Heuer Solargraph movement last year — which harnesses light as an energy source — marked a new chapter in the collection’s history.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Netflix’s hard-hitting teenage drama won a fiction director award for helmer Philip Barantini while the sound team also won in the fiction category.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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John Lee Hancock is gearing up for the shoot of courtroom drama Monsanto starring with Jonathan Bailey and Laura Dern in Germany.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Souvenirs of a romanticized fin-de-siècle Ruritania are presented without interest or elaboration.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Liverpool, however, have been interested in the past and could present competition for his signature, so too major clubs in Europe.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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My husband has a large following on social media platforms due to his former career.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The layout includes an ergonomic cockpit, a refined interior with a twin cabin aft, and a teak deck with fold-out platforms and sunpads forward and aft.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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But a late caution forced an overtime restart, opening the door for Reddick to surge past Kyle Larson on the final lap.—
Ryan Brennan
April 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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Miller also strategically employs the Pietà in his Confederate Women’s Monument, turning to Michelangelo’s later Depositional group from the Pietà Bandini, in which the dead Christ is not draped on Mary’s lap and knees but undulates across the bodies of his earthbound beloveds.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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His tackling ability and workable traits in all other phases give him some starter potential.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors leaned heavily on the confessions during trial but the sentencing phase focused more on rap lyrics that Broadnax had written in his notebooks.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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