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past tense of stage

staged

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of staged
Adjective
Senior quarterback Declan Walker completed 11-of-17 passes for 215 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while junior Swiss-Army knife Nick O’Brien finished with three total touchdowns as the Cougars (7-0) staged an epic rally to knock off South Shore Voke, 29-16. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 The clash of views and the depth of the politics involved was further underlined by Ayoub Khan, a member of parliament for the Birmingham Perry Barr constituency, signing a petition calling for the game to be called off, staged in a neutral country or held without an away crowd. Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Coinciding with its centenary, Loro Piana last year staged a takeover of Harrods for the holiday season. David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 Let’s start with some of the 27 dead roaches, a full third of which (that’s nine) were in two roach traps inside a reach-in cooler at the kitchen expo line, where your food is staged before being brought to you. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 City of Hope staged its annual Spirit of Life Gala last night at Los Angeles’ Pacific Design Center, raising nearly $6 million to fund cancer research and treatment and featuring an appearance from Cher to introduce honoree Tom Corson, co-chairman and COO of Warner Records. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 Some of them were staged by Woolf. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 Director Lear deBessonet has chosen wisely in the first production of her inaugural season as Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater, resurrecting the grand, however imperfect musical Ragtime, first staged on Broadway in a bloated 1998 production. Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 In the afternoon, the reenactors staged the Battle of Bunker Hill all over again, for the Sunday crowd. Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staged
Verb
  • Many hotels, restaurants and attractions offered deep discounts to woo Nevadans into their establishments.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Lennon collection will be offered during the auction house’s live Music Memorabilia sale in London later this month.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani delivered a sensational performance on Friday night to help complete the sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers and punch a ticket to the World Series.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Prescott has been sensational for the Dallas Cowboys, but his team has only a 2-3-1 record to show for it.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thompson’s technique and pace lived up to the hype when the club-record signing was presented to fans on the WSL opening day last month.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • These ideas are laid out early in the first act, when an encounter between a policeman, Olim, and a fruit-stand thief, Severin, is presented to the audience.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Whatever fragile political system existed in Gaza has collapsed, along with the institutions that once gave public life its structure.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Apple only gave him a gold bar valued at possibly $1 million.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As is customary, Danielle got the showier instrumental bits of the night, going from playing some serious fuzz guitar to the mid-show segment that has her kicking it on drums.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Both actresses are terrific — bringing depth to the film’s high-concept logline — and Sarandon does arguably have the showier part, as the older woman who doesn’t think this young, fabulous creature is worthy of taking care of her children.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Sachsen-class AAW frigates have carried the burden of air defense, the F125s were largely kept out of high-threat zones because of their limited missile range.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Both healthy and sick sea stars carried a ton of Vibrio bacteria—which was expected, since the genus is found all over the ocean.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Although the Dodgers’ bullpen performed well to get 10 outs after Glasnow was done.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers, for their part, have performed quite well despite their primary offensive engine not firing properly.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Identifiable by elaborate braiding, decorative buttons, and often toggles across the chest, military coats — also known as the Hussar jacket or Pelisse — appear to be making a comeback.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Implementing high-impact techniques like breathwork doesn’t require elaborate programs.
    Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025

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