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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
The final stage involved completely redoing the landscaping, alongside the innovative California firm Terremoto. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 That launch, and the next 12 that followed, all sent Starship's upper-stage spacecraft, known as Ship, on a suborbital trajectory. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
Cal Fire had staged eight engines, four water tenders, four hand crews and two bulldozers nearby but could not send crews into the area while Spencer remained armed and at large. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 The performance was staged as a full multimedia collaboration. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 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
  • Jayden Woods took the podium, ready to talk about a win that happened in Gainesville on Saturday.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Storming a podium at a meeting of academics is a pointless performative act.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of podium
Noun
  • Gray-green eyes poked up from its small, round shell, which was the color of sand, and its legs made a soft, scuttling sound.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Though the three women were supposed to embark on a worldwide tour, the group canceled the North American leg in May due to low ticket sales, Variety reported.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of leg
Noun
  • The Westerly is the resort's newest chapter, its first boutique tower on a property that has welcomed guests for almost 70 years.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Selinger offers solace at the end of each chapter, in the form of a recipe.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of chapter
Noun
  • The bodice created a stark contrast to the skirt of the dress, which flowed with intentional drama and created a slight train that trailed the actress.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • From stringing her Syrn bras across the Hollywood sign to her divisive American Eagle ad, she is used to the drama.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of drama
Verb
  • For the purposes of comparison, the CBO presented another, albeit fantastical, scenario where the debt-to-GDP ratio somehow stays flat at its current level of 101%.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • One garment or look can be shown in dozens of pictures and the AI will decide what works best and how to present this.
    — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • The images will appear in digital outlets, as well as on social media platforms and traditional outdoor media placement.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Taking the stage on Sunday to bestow longtime friend Swift with the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, Dakota Johnson hugged the award’s winner, who kicked off her acceptance speech by thanking MTV for offering a platform for music videos.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of platform
Noun
  • The flames of perdition, fueled by guilt, estrangement, and repression, lap at society’s sham institutions and flimsy fronts of civility.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Cruisers were never really about chasing lap times or packing in as much technology as possible.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of lap
Noun
  • This breakthrough has led market participants to view consumer-facing AI agents as truly entering a phase of large-scale adoption.
    — , CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • For Charlotte, a city whose economy is deeply tied to financial services, that evolution is worth watching not as a disruption to banking but as the next phase of how banking infrastructure gets built.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of phase

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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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