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noun

ˈstāj How to pronounce stage (audio)
Definition of stagenext
1
as in podium
a level usually raised surface spoke to the audience from a small stage in front

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2
as in leg
a portion of a trip this is only the first stage of the journey

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3
as in chapter
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking in the last stage of the project

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4
as in drama
the public performance of plays drawn to the stage as a career

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stage

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verb

ˈstāj How to pronounce stage (audio)
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
Noun
He's shifted the entire orchestra closer to the front of the stage at David Geffen Hall and had their seats bunched closer together. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 My dad was involved in the early stages of that festival being set up. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
The National Arena in Bucharest, Romania will host the 2028 Europa League final while the National Stadium Serbia in Belgrade, which is currently under construction, will stage it in 2029. — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Able to be viewed after registering, Pradasphere follows earlier traveling iterations, staged in 2014 in London and Hong Kong, and in 2023 in Shanghai. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
  1. podium
  2. leg
  3. chapter
  4. drama
  5. present
  6. platform
  7. lap
  8. phase
Noun
  • Competitors had to lift them onto podiums at different heights in the quickest time possible.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The points are represented by plastic eyeballs dropped into decorative glass urns on their player podiums, styled like museum exhibits — a fun bit of whimsy in the production design that unites the ideas of vision and museum art.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of podium
Noun
  • Galatasaray squandered a 5-2 first-leg lead against Juventus in last season’s knockout play-off round, despite having a man advantage for most of the game.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Dunn shared a story about a bat crashing into his leg while entering an arena for a bass tournament weigh-in.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of leg
Noun
  • Beginning in the fall of 2021, the first chapter of Loktev’s documentary epic charted the months leading up to the Ukraine invasion.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • What was sworn to be the final chapter in a revolutionary trilogy, the shift in tone from the first two installments can be attributed to a change in writers.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of chapter
Noun
  • There’s a dramatically prominent Angel (Taylor Scott) as well in Rivera’s drama, now in an Open Fist Theater Company revival at Atwater Village Theatre.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Summer House star was caught in drama when her costar and ex West Wilson dated her costar and best friend, Amanda Batula.
    — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of drama
Verb
  • The results will feed into risk assessments examining whether any remaining substances present a meaningful concern.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • When presented with this question, Christner lets out a sigh.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • Let’s average all of those and call it $50 for RedZone for the season, plus or minus a couple bucks depending on your delivery platform.
    — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Trump posted the image on his Truth Social platform without explanation.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of platform
Noun
  • The standout nose tackle walked right guard Cody Mauch into Mayfield’s lap, even reaching over and grabbing a piece of his shoulder pads in the process.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • It’s also provided a victory lap for TIFF, who had Barker and Navarrette for a keynote conversation on the ground.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of lap
Noun
  • Last season, while in charge at Burnley, Scott Parker also played music during warm-ups and ball-work phases of sessions — and, like the Italian, his staff paused the tunes for tactical sessions.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The company had submitted the exemption request on December 31, 2025, as part of the first phase of its phased Construction Permit Application.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of phase

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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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