stage-managing

present participle of stage-manage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage-managing
Verb
  • As drone warfare evolves, the service aims to field layered defenses capable of protecting maneuver units against everything from quadcopters to cruise missiles.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Patronis said the Democratic strategy is more about controlling the agenda than protecting benefits.
    Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Angie Katsanevas, who loves brand names, beauty and micromanaging her family, swaps lives with off-the-grid homesteader and former Mormon Lindsay Flake, whose family lives without electricity, running water and rules.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Kids desperately want to be able to explore and play without adults micromanaging them, Skenazy says.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Raine family’s lawsuit is one of at least three against AI companies accused of insufficiently safeguarding minors in their use of AI chatbots.
    Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Baqué’s work stayed hidden for almost 40 years following his death, with his niece safeguarding the art.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Vessel-tracking data suggests the Harmony network forms an arc stretching from Murmansk eastward to Novaya Zemlya and north to Franz Josef Land, effectively a tripwire guarding the Northern Fleet’s principal bases.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Anti-Deformation League the Totenkopf was adopted by the SS and was particularly associated with the SS-Totenkopfverbande, which was responsible for guarding concentration camps.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While on his jobs, Colter often has close calls with law enforcement, leading Reenie, a lawyer, to swoop in and save the day.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Awards will include the Tokyo Projects Award, worth $13,300 (JPY2M), selected by an industry jury; the Asian Gen‑Z Award, worth $3,300 (JPY500,000), chosen by a committee of Gen-Z film students; as well as in-kind awards from leading Asian post-production houses White Light and Kongchak.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Stage-managing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage-managing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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