Thesaurus results for STAGES

stages 1 of 2

noun

plural of stage

as in podiums

a level usually raised surface spoke to the audience from a small stage in front

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Relevance

as in legs

a portion of a trip this is only the first stage of the journey

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as in phases

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking in the last stage of the project

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stages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stage

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

Noun

Its slate pairs four features, all set for release in 2027, with three long-form TV dramas at various stages of production. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Of course, Gen Zers are still in the early stages of their careers and have yet to enter their prime earnings years. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 The 2027 event will feature more than five stages, as well local art installations, fashion stands, interactive areas and a food hall. — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026 Not all stages of sleep are equal in terms of benefits for the brain. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The propulsion system can deliver thrust in multiple stages, helping maintain control over acceleration throughout the flight. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Water is also consumed at various stages of the AI supply chain, such as in the manufacture of microchips. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Want brainwave tracking and real-time cues nudging you toward deeper stages? — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 For example, the study found that Black young people and other racially minoritized groups had worse attrition through the stages of care than their white peers. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Florida stages emergency resources The Florida State Emergency Response Team is mobilizing resources ahead of the storm, with supplies being strategically staged in Tallahassee and the Santa Rosa area for rapid deployment if needed, DeSantis said. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The company stages live fights where people remotely control humanoid robots against other humanoid robots. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Lowe’s principal is out for a blue ribbon prize from the school district, and to sabotage his ambitions Doug stages an original musical in secret starring his earnest, talented young students. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 McKinley stages a few bullet-sweating sequences of peril, including a particularly brutal transport of gold bars across a crumbling rope bridge and an underwater accident exacerbated by floating logs. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Through serial repetition, role-play, and the oscillation between masculine and feminine visual codes, Stötzer stages gender as something performed rather than possessed. — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 August 2027 will be the last time that East Lake stages the championship in its four-day, 72-hole format. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 29 Aug. 2026 For the last decade, Goodheart has also been the producing artistic director of the Elm Shakespeare Company, which stages Shakespeare plays every summer in Edgerton Park on the New Haven/Hamden border. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 And the International Olympic Committee stages a Youth Olympic Games every four years for those ages 15 to 17. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school athletics, also revised its rules to ensure that transgender athletes in individual sports do not displace cisgender ones from rankings or medal podiums.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
The latest achievement for Adidas comes after the brand swept the men’s and women’s podiums in Berlin last month — the first time since 2017 that one brand was worn by all six top competitors.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of podiums

Noun

After the Dallas Cowboys’ collapse against the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home on Thursday night, the team will have a break this weekend to look in the mirror at some potential changes in all three phases.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Huafon will invest directly alongside Circ and other investors, with additional processing capacity planned for later phases.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of phases

Verb

The pool has shallow areas for little ones to play in, and the Opium Spa offers treatments tailored to kids and teens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
What’s happening offers a snapshot of what may be coming for many other cities, as climate change meets urban water systems built for a very different world.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of offers

Noun

Access to the two platforms is via escalators, a lift, or stairs, all well-signed and large enough to accommodate passenger volumes.

— Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
However, conversations with CIOs and other market participants suggest that large enterprises (more than SMBs) are unlikely to replace platforms that house their business logic, data, workflows and compliance frameworks.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of platforms

Noun

By the time they were done, the track was much drier and there were only a few laps of wet-weather action before a largely dry race.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
The 109th edition kicked off, as expected, in the final 40 kilometres of the 198km race, with the peloton taking on four tough laps in Bologna.

— Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of laps

Noun

The narrative tone of certain chapters is conspiratorial while demystifying state secrets as if guiding an audience through insider baseball.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
The first four chapters set the story up like a novel, building the characters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of chapters

Verb

Goldfish centers on a 17-year-old high school senior who presents as detached, ironic and emotionally armored, but underneath is quietly paralyzed by fear of failure, abandonment and becoming his parents.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
The Lynn Philharmonia, under the direction of Maestro Jon Robertson, presents inaugural pops concert gala featuring some of America’s most iconic orchestral music.

— Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

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