stage-managing

present participle of stage-manage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage-managing
Verb
  • The new mRNA flu vaccine is also an option, as it was found in one study to be 27% more effective at protecting against illnesses in older adults than a standard shot.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Commanders at military bases and personnel protecting critical infrastructure often do not have the legal authority to destroy or degrade drones that illegally fly into their airspace.
    Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Avoid micromanaging; instead, delegate tasks, show confidence in others, and encourage them to do their best.
    Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The document itself is an odd grab-bag of micromanaging grant processes, assertion of presidential power, and airing of cultural grievances.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Those differing responses, paradoxically, hint at an underlying confluence of viewpoints – that safeguarding the growth and development of children and teenagers is not a one-and-done deal, left to individual court cases or settlements.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Organizations must extend hygiene to AI systems by securing training data, confirming model integrity, safeguarding prompts and outputs, preventing model poisoning and adversarial attacks, and controlling how AI accesses company data.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Switzerland imagines Highsmith as a recluse in the Alps, closely guarding a cache of weapons and secrets after a lifetime spent writing mysteries.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For weeks, migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta had gathered on a beach away from the city center, sleeping on cardboard sheets, under reed huts and guarding their few possessions in tattered plastic bags.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Moments before, with Wells still at the plate and the Yankees leading 7-1, Flemming and color analyst Will Middlebrooks vented about Chisholm stealing second base and third base during the at-bat.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Check the leading management bestsellers and textbooks, including Gary Hamel’s Humanocracy, Eric Ries’s Incorruptible, Stephen Robbins and Mary Coulter’s Management and older classics like Michael Porter’s Competitive Strategy.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Stage-managing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage-managing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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