Thesaurus results for STAGE-MANAGE

stage-manage

verb

Definition of stage-manage

as in to protect

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Recent Examples of stage-manage So is the expectation that life itself can be stage-managed into submission. — Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026 But when the show never ends, the need to stage-manage doesn’t either. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2026 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 Taylor Swift and Katy Perry’s feud — over backup dancers, of all things — was still partly stage-managed. — Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stage-manage

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage-manage

Verb

Now, the state attorney general says the city must pay a fine or face a lawsuit for violating a state law protecting Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Your 6th House of Work and Wellness hosts compassionate Venus, opposing spiritual Neptune in your 12th House of Solitude, so routines need boundaries that protect rest.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of protect

Verb

But even if the lovebirds are tightly micromanaged behind the scenes, there's no substitute for lived experience as the pair have grown visibly more comfortable just being themselves in the limelight.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Soon, the leader speaks first, corrects too quickly, micromanages decisions and surrounds themselves with people who have learned that agreement is safer than curiosity.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026