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staged the full body of Shakespeare's plays in the course of a year
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Recent Examples of staged
Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
Dozens of fire engines were staged at Highway 87 to try to prevent the fire from jumping the highway, according to CNN affiliate KVII.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
By late afternoon, temperatures dropped to 20 degrees at the cross-country ski area above Truckee, where searchers had staged their rescue effort a day earlier.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
In the past two years nurses in California and New York City have staged demonstrations to draw attention to unregulated algorithmic tools entering the health-care system, arguing that while hospitals invest in AI the bedside remains dangerously short-staffed.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
It’s also staged to implicate the audience in the Marcos’ ascension to office, ultimately revealing how corrupt leaders often appear charming at first.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The boys’ meet will be staged Friday and Saturday at Olympian High while the girls, for the first time, will have their own championship on Saturday at Eastlake High.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
In 2013, the CIA acknowledged the existence of the site, but not UFO crashes, black-eyed extraterrestrials or staged moon landings.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Robots take stage Agibot staged Agibot Night, a 60-minute gala in Shanghai on February 7, led entirely by robots powered by embodied intelligence.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
The performances are staged at the theme park’s open-air Bayside Stadium, and they are included with regular SeaWorld admission.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
Dozens of fire engines were staged at Highway 87 to try to prevent the fire from jumping the highway, according to CNN affiliate KVII.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
By late afternoon, temperatures dropped to 20 degrees at the cross-country ski area above Truckee, where searchers had staged their rescue effort a day earlier.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
In the past two years nurses in California and New York City have staged demonstrations to draw attention to unregulated algorithmic tools entering the health-care system, arguing that while hospitals invest in AI the bedside remains dangerously short-staffed.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
It’s also staged to implicate the audience in the Marcos’ ascension to office, ultimately revealing how corrupt leaders often appear charming at first.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The boys’ meet will be staged Friday and Saturday at Olympian High while the girls, for the first time, will have their own championship on Saturday at Eastlake High.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
In 2013, the CIA acknowledged the existence of the site, but not UFO crashes, black-eyed extraterrestrials or staged moon landings.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Robots take stage Agibot staged Agibot Night, a 60-minute gala in Shanghai on February 7, led entirely by robots powered by embodied intelligence.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staged
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Attorney to the stars Local sports teams suing one another is provocative, but not as sensational as those six weeks in 1998, when Babcock successfully defended Winfrey in Amarillo, where cattlemen brought suit after her TV show’s episode about mad cow disease.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Navigating such thorny topics as consent and autonomy in the throes of dementia, the film is relentless in its exploration of impossible-to-answer questions, and uses, as its vessel, three sensational performers who make its drama both luminous and entirely devastating.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Championship Saturday in Denver offered proof that if the person in your corner is also your dad, the payoff can be doubly as good.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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Michael Esselman, the CIO of the retirement and wealth business, says advisers like OneDigital, rather than employees, should determine what kind of investments are or aren’t offered to workers.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The initial design plan that was presented at the commission meeting does include a 25-foot native tree and landscape buffer that is meant to act as a physical barrier.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The latest Milken Educator Award was presented to a middle and high school teacher at a private school in Bel Air, making her one of two instructors in the state of California to receive the award this year, along with a $25,000 cash prize.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Eco effort La Sultana Oualidia’s planet-friendly approach prioritizes a dynamic impact on its local environment without ever feeling showy, and many of their most meaningful initiatives may fly under the radar even for guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Its green leaves have a silvery underside for beautiful dimension, while the flowers are white, showy, and fragrant.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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That ruling gave birth to the endangerment finding two years later.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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That’s the nickname a Scoutmaster gave Bolles some two decades ago, a reference to Kirby vacuum cleaners.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The date was set after NASA completed an elaborate fueling test and launch-day walkthrough Thursday, filling its Space Launch System rocket with more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant and simulating nearly every step of the countdown to liftoff.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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CrazyShake will move in from March through May, along with its menu stacked with elaborate milkshakes, including a special edition Mickey Mouse shake.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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During the press conference, Isaacman admitted that the spacecraft should never have carried astronauts, given the unresolved technical issues.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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The feeling of dread only worsened as teammates carried her first to the sideline, where coaches and trainers eventually carried her to the locker room.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Wells Fargo upgrades Accenture to buy from neutral Wells says AI fears are overdone.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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The face fabrics and waterproof membranes are always high quality, the fit is perfect, and the designs are never overdone.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Staged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staged. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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