as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
an old stager who resented the young upstarts in the brokerage firm
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Recent Examples of stager
With the latest emphasis on outdoor living, stagers put up shutters where there weren’t any (or replace existing ones).
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Alex Hermes, an expert stager at Bella Staging in Charlotte, says stagers often get knocked for using only neutrals.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Users also have access to Ridley Concierge, which connects them with real estate attorneys, vendors, and stagers.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
And in being so resistant to trope and cliché, James Mangold’s film ended up giving that old stager of a genre a jolt.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Alex Hermes, an expert stager at Bella Staging in Charlotte, says stagers often get knocked for using only neutrals.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Users also have access to Ridley Concierge, which connects them with real estate attorneys, vendors, and stagers.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
And in being so resistant to trope and cliché, James Mangold’s film ended up giving that old stager of a genre a jolt.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stager
veteran
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Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson was again able to negotiate a higher-than-expected return for one of his veterans, the other being a 2028 second-round draft pick for defenseman Connor Murphy.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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A day after landing veteran defenseman Tyler Myers, the Stars added some scoring depth in a deal with Nashville for Michael Bunting.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Stager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stager. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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