stage-managing

present participle of stage-manage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage-managing
Verb
  • Holmgren, Wembanyama and Mobley impact games through a wide range of skills, from protecting the rim to switching onto perimeter players to stretching the floor.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Looking at the key drivers shaping traceability, protecting brand reputation came out on top with 40 percent of respondents.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 7 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
  • Sarah Mullally will become the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church in January, a year after her predecessor resigned in a safeguarding scandal.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Official guidance includes safeguarding plants, animals and plumbing until temperatures stabilize.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s a bar that’s stocked with bourbon, tequila, and moonshine and a couple of porcelain cheetahs guarding a cabinet full of old records.
    Sid Evans, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The world's smallest army, charged with guarding the pope and the Vatican, has a new look.
    Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This year’s team does have many good options, so much so that transfer Noah Thomas, who was Texas A&M’s leading receiver last year, only has three catches for Georgia so far.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The 28-year-old center, widely considered the greatest player of his generation, is also the best the NHL has to offer off the ice, where his league-leading endorsement portfolio includes Alo Yoga apparel, Bodyarmor sports drinks and Canadian telecommunications giant Rogers.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Stage-managing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage-managing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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