stage-managing

present participle of stage-manage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage-managing
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Avoid micromanaging; instead, delegate tasks, show confidence in others, and encourage them to do their best.
    — Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • With the status of leading rusher Jeremy Payne up in the air, TCU will have to lean more into this offensive identity to support a defense and special teams unit playing at such an elite level.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI has reportedly floated the idea of giving the government up to a 5% stake in the company and suggested other leading AI companies do the same.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Stage-managing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage-managing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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