stage-managing

present participle of stage-manage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage-managing
Verb
  • To bridge the gap, a handful of states have enacted orders expanding and protecting access, issuing blanket prescriptions, executive orders and insurance coverage requirements.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • One of his causes was protecting Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge from oil interests.
    Steve Chagollan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kids desperately want to be able to explore and play without adults micromanaging them, Skenazy says.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The incessant crackdowns, and the campaigns of censorship or censoriousness, suggest that the Chinese regime is intent on not just eliminating opposition, but also micromanaging its people’s lifestyles, consumption, and beliefs.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Advertisement Yet, the decades-long effort to secure passage of the VRA offers pragmatic wisdom for safeguarding—and even extending—the gains enshrined by the law.
    Time, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • From tracking urban air quality to safeguarding water systems and observing wildlife in the planet’s most remote regions, reliable data is the cornerstone of sustainable action.
    Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The protective father also held his hands back, guarding his son while placing the back of his head on Jack’s stomach.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • On Tuesday, Charles hit 3-of-7 of her field goal attempts and hit all five of her free throws while taking on the assignment of guarding Storm sharpshooter Gabby Williams.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • American Clean Power's Grumet said that energy policy has become a core aspect of each party's political base, leading each party to campaign and then govern based on energy ideology rather than pragmatism which, in turn, creates instability.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Transportation Department proposed to unwind the venture in July, leading the airlines to object.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Stage-managing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage-managing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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