as in offers
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
staged the full body of Shakespeare's plays in the course of a year
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Recent Examples of stages
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Throughout much of Tame Impala‘s career, the Australian psych-rock group has been a critical darling as its following and stages have both increased in size.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
In consulting sessions and on keynote stages, Kendall acts as an architect of scalable systems.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Joby Aviation, for example, has already completed three of five stages in its FAA certification process.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
For players like Bryson DeChambeau, the change is a long-overdue step toward equal footing on golf’s biggest stages.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Fan Fest will include two stages, 4,500 square feet of video boards and regional food options.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
From stages to red carpets, this past week gave us a front-row seat to the glamour, excitement, and unforgettable style that continues to shape the culture.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
Allen has always had a catholic approach to musical style, and that attitude serves the emotional spectrum of West End Girl well, with the stages of relationship grief and personal humiliation echoed by the music surrounding her.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
In November, Milwaukee Repertory Theater stages its first musical in the rebuilt and upgraded Checota Powerhouse Theater.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Mark Neville, the CEO of Sports San Diego, which stages the Holiday Bowl, visited the country in June for meetings and to discuss logistics.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Ed later drags his brother's body out to the field and stages a fire to cover it up.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
While Rambaldi stages a runway show in Milan, the Paris initiative is currently his only showroom.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
In the show, Gein strikes Henry with a piece of wood, then drags his body into the woods and stages a brush fire to explain Henry's death.
—Jr Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Scarlet feels like his biggest movie yet, a ruminative war picture that stages medieval battles and pitches its characters through the mortal coil and back.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Two ring magnets seen at the centers of the side panel’s bottom edge are placed there for that purpose, and Montech’s product page for the HS01 Pro even stages a photo of how the case looks with its glass panel on the right side and the half-wrap light bar near the top.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
Still in its early stages, Montgomery Steppe’s proposal calls for free medical care, including prescription drugs, to be provided to people who lose Medi-Cal benefits or face ineligibility under new rules for Medicaid.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Throughout much of Tame Impala‘s career, the Australian psych-rock group has been a critical darling as its following and stages have both increased in size.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
In consulting sessions and on keynote stages, Kendall acts as an architect of scalable systems.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Joby Aviation, for example, has already completed three of five stages in its FAA certification process.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
For players like Bryson DeChambeau, the change is a long-overdue step toward equal footing on golf’s biggest stages.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Fan Fest will include two stages, 4,500 square feet of video boards and regional food options.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
From stages to red carpets, this past week gave us a front-row seat to the glamour, excitement, and unforgettable style that continues to shape the culture.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
Allen has always had a catholic approach to musical style, and that attitude serves the emotional spectrum of West End Girl well, with the stages of relationship grief and personal humiliation echoed by the music surrounding her.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
When Barca hosted Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stages in September, Laporta and his counterpart Nasser Al-Khelaifi happily posed together for the cameras before lunch at the Catalan capital’s swish Via Veneto restaurant.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
In November, Milwaukee Repertory Theater stages its first musical in the rebuilt and upgraded Checota Powerhouse Theater.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Mark Neville, the CEO of Sports San Diego, which stages the Holiday Bowl, visited the country in June for meetings and to discuss logistics.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Ed later drags his brother's body out to the field and stages a fire to cover it up.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
While Rambaldi stages a runway show in Milan, the Paris initiative is currently his only showroom.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
In the show, Gein strikes Henry with a piece of wood, then drags his body into the woods and stages a brush fire to explain Henry's death.
—Jr Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Scarlet feels like his biggest movie yet, a ruminative war picture that stages medieval battles and pitches its characters through the mortal coil and back.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Two ring magnets seen at the centers of the side panel’s bottom edge are placed there for that purpose, and Montech’s product page for the HS01 Pro even stages a photo of how the case looks with its glass panel on the right side and the half-wrap light bar near the top.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stages
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The federal determination highlights how permitting males to compete on female teams displaces female athletes from podiums, denies them advancement opportunities, and diminishes their visibility and recognition in competitions.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, those conversations soon moved from behind closed doors to press conference podiums, a further indication that this next once-unthinkable development would soon become the new normal.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rashee Rice offers another layer to this offense, which eases the burden on Mahomes’ legs and makes every other target better.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Her legs, still angled from the previous turns, couldn't find purchase to push forward or pull backward.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The researchers focused on lithium aluminum alloys and examined how lithium ions navigate two internal phases, known as the lithium-rich beta phase and the lithium-poor alpha phase.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Known for long-term weather predictions, moon phases, fishing and gardening guides and folk wisdom, the publication expressed pride in its 208-year legacy.—
Jason M. Volack,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The dress is made from a fine-gauge knit that offers warmth without feeling bulky, which is essential for fluctuating weather.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Members of the new Agentic Futures Initiative believe lawmakers and officials need to better understand the technology to ensure new products remain interoperable across platforms, private — and secure.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Among opportunity for growth are four platforms that make up the backbone supporting the bank’s eight business segments, said Jeff Busconi, head of corporate strategy for Bank of America.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After some time, Hamlin emerged from his car and was greeted by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, relishing the fact his sixth attempt at a title wasted away despite leading 208 of the 319 laps after starting on the pole.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The case winds up in Elsbeth’s and Detective Donnelly’s laps because Beryl’s body (sans head) was found in the city, so even though Beryl’s head (sans body) was discovered in Sleepy Hollow, the whole thing is under NYPD’s jurisdiction.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These chapters are about the rhythms of life for this person, a college teacher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In King's 1986 IT novel, a much younger Dick is referenced in one of the book's five interlude chapters as an army mess cook who was stationed in Derry at the same time as Mike Hanlon's father Will.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This evolution presents a major opportunity for telcos.—
Astha Bhardwaj,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Halloween 5 presents more supernatural elements than previous Halloween films, with Jamie having a telepathic connection to her murderous uncle, and Michael being cursed and controlled by a cult to kill his family members.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Stages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stages. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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