stage-manage

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Recent Examples of stage-manage For example, with the Foundation’s stage-managing, downtown Mount Vernon saw the rebuild (with AF funds) of a former town square eyesore that is now the lovely Mount Vernon Grand Hotel. Jack Fowler, National Review, 4 July 2025 So says Eleanor, who embodies the movie’s reality principle, not only handling the logistics of the ailing architect’s hospital stay and of Jin’s visit but also stage-managing, with unseen but adroit string-pulling, Casey’s new future. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 June 2025 Taylor Swift and Katy Perry’s feud — over backup dancers, of all things — was still partly stage-managed. Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025 Most of Biden’s media appearances have been stage-managed and sparing, and recently, they have been used as a form of damage control. Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024 Donors to his campaign have been struck by how stage-managed those receptions tend to be. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024 In fact, most studios stage-managed their contract players’ public images, dressing them on-screen and off. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2024 Over the next two decades, Fulbright would stage-manage some of the most deeply civic moments of the era. Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage-manage
Verb
  • The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Today, administrators micromanage every aspect of college life, but the design and implementation of coursework remains mostly a private matter for individual professors to decide for themselves.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Allen even complained that he was being micromanaged about a week before the Tamarac murders.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Council said McCabe is authorized to continue carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Office of the Controller in accordance with all applicable laws, policies, and procedures to safeguard the nation’s financial integrity and ensure continuity of government operations.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Shipping companies guard their delivery data closely.
    Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Of Wilson and Gray and guard Jackie Young.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Stage-manage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage-manage. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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