Thesaurus results for STAGE-MANAGING

stage-managing

verb

present participle of stage-manage

as in protecting

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Still, research like this hints at where oral health could be headed, moving away from simply protecting or replacing damaged tissue and toward materials designed to help rebuild tooth enamel instead.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
That’s because the rocket aims for full reusability, with a novel upper stage thruster design and heat shield to solve the difficult problem of protecting a vehicle reentering at orbital velocity.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

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Making the case for micromanaging This is not the first time that Chesky has talked of a new beginning for his company.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
My amendment accomplishes this goal simply by granting an antitrust exemption so that college athletes and schools can make their own deals, without unelected judges or politicians micromanaging every detail of compensation and eligibility.

— Sen. Rand Paul OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of micromanaging

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The government pressured chipmakers to reprioritize order fulfillment, safeguarding the birthright of Americans to buy new trucks.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The book-length teaching, released in May, focuses on safeguarding the human person in the age of AI.

— Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of safeguarding

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The most direct tribute to Tippett came in the battle against two giant droids guarding an overlord’s chamber.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Their day jobs are with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a specialized force tasked with guarding the peaks and passes of India’s 2,167-mile (3,488-kilometer) long Himalayan border with China.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of guarding

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By halftime, the fourth-year pro who entered the game leading the NFL in receptions and yards stood at six catches, 129 yards and a touchdown.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Booker scored 19 points in the first half, leading the Suns to a 57-54 halftime lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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