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
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Their league phase draw is favourable in helping Chelsea work to that point, starting with a familiar opposition in FC Twente, whom Chelsea defeated 9-2 on aggregate in last season’s group stages.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
More than 100 international TV series and formats, animation, feature films and documentaries in various stages of the production cycle will be pitched to hundreds of top execs this week in the Eternal City, underscoring the growing influence of the pre-Mipcom boutique event.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Boutiques are conceived not just as points of sale but as stages for cultural events, intimate gatherings and fashion presentations that deepen the brand’s connection with its audience.
—Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Chemicals are released at all stages in the lifecycle of plastics and can infiltrate our bodies.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The plans are in the early stages, and construction likely wouldn’t start until the early 2030s if approved.
—Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Backed by melancholic country sonics, the clip also captures them performing during a boxing match and highlights the early stages of their growing friendship.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
Hairline design is one of the most important aesthetic stages of the operation.
—Lyssanoel Frater, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Robin Raven, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 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
The two teams will come face to face for the first time since 2009, when Real Madrid twice beat Marseille in the group stages with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring two goals in each of the two meetings between the teams.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
John Robins stages a dramatic short film, Steve Pemberton takes the egg on a carriage tour, Nick Mohammed throws bricks at the egg in an Icarus-like display, Joanne McNally packs hers in padding and plays tennis, and Sophie Willan … well, just watch all the way to the end.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Dallas and Atlanta share semifinal hosting duties before Miami welcomes the third-place match and New Jersey stages the grand finale in East Rutherford on July 19.
—Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
The film stages its riot of activity as hard-nosed honesty, but its portrait is ultimately as ginned-up and inexact as the fictional news broadcast’s lurid prying.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Known as ArtCenter/South Florida until it was renamed in 2019, the organization stages exhibitions and events throughout Miami-Dade County, hosts an artists’ residency and art classes at its Lincoln Road headquarters, and offers grants to artists through its awards program the Ellies.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Rocky plays Yung Felon, a wannabe rapper obsessed with music mogul David King (Washington) who stages an elaborate kidnapping to get his attention.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
In fact, those reforms, though still in their early stages, were yielding impressive results.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Their league phase draw is favourable in helping Chelsea work to that point, starting with a familiar opposition in FC Twente, whom Chelsea defeated 9-2 on aggregate in last season’s group stages.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
More than 100 international TV series and formats, animation, feature films and documentaries in various stages of the production cycle will be pitched to hundreds of top execs this week in the Eternal City, underscoring the growing influence of the pre-Mipcom boutique event.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Boutiques are conceived not just as points of sale but as stages for cultural events, intimate gatherings and fashion presentations that deepen the brand’s connection with its audience.
—Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Chemicals are released at all stages in the lifecycle of plastics and can infiltrate our bodies.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The plans are in the early stages, and construction likely wouldn’t start until the early 2030s if approved.
—Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Backed by melancholic country sonics, the clip also captures them performing during a boxing match and highlights the early stages of their growing friendship.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
Hairline design is one of the most important aesthetic stages of the operation.
—Lyssanoel Frater, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Nicole Kidman stages an intervention for Keith Urban Four months after their wedding, Kidman staged an intervention for Urban, who struggled with alcohol abuse, out of concern for his well-being.
—Robin Raven, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 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
The two teams will come face to face for the first time since 2009, when Real Madrid twice beat Marseille in the group stages with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring two goals in each of the two meetings between the teams.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
John Robins stages a dramatic short film, Steve Pemberton takes the egg on a carriage tour, Nick Mohammed throws bricks at the egg in an Icarus-like display, Joanne McNally packs hers in padding and plays tennis, and Sophie Willan … well, just watch all the way to the end.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Dallas and Atlanta share semifinal hosting duties before Miami welcomes the third-place match and New Jersey stages the grand finale in East Rutherford on July 19.
—Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
The film stages its riot of activity as hard-nosed honesty, but its portrait is ultimately as ginned-up and inexact as the fictional news broadcast’s lurid prying.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Known as ArtCenter/South Florida until it was renamed in 2019, the organization stages exhibitions and events throughout Miami-Dade County, hosts an artists’ residency and art classes at its Lincoln Road headquarters, and offers grants to artists through its awards program the Ellies.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Rocky plays Yung Felon, a wannabe rapper obsessed with music mogul David King (Washington) who stages an elaborate kidnapping to get his attention.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stages
Noun
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After a few passes, my legs already felt lighter.—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
4 Oct. 2025
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The piece is crafted from solid poplar wood, finished with a white wash, and sits on top of sturdy iron legs, which have adjustable levels to accommodate uneven floors or area rugs.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most processes scale up gradually through multiple pilot phases before reaching commercial scale.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Coordinating your exhales with the pressing, depressing, pulling and lifting phases of these exercises enhances activation of the scapular stabilizing muscles and reinforces proper rib cage alignment.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Check out our latest digital and print subscription offers here.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Nick and Ray’s Pumpkin Patch, which has been operating since 2000, and offers a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, hay rides, haunted gold mine and a corn maze, according to the farm’s website.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated October 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Leclerc scored four podiums through the summer European races, with a rear-suspension upgrade that arrived for Spa being a big breakthrough to remedy that ride-height issue.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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However, on the other side of the garage, Charles Leclerc has delivered podiums against all odds, while Hamilton has been finishing and qualifying lower than his teammate.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And as the race entered its final 10 laps, Norris finally got close enough to put pressure on Verstappen, sensing the opportunity to overtake though the Dutch driver ultimately found enough to fend him off.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Andrés was doing laps in the ocean—backstroke one way, breaststroke the other.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Divided into a quintet of distinct chapters and covering everything from Scorsese’s formative years on the mean streets of downtown Manhattan to prepping his 2023 epic Killers of the Flower Moon, this marathon-length look at a true American master has its share of best-in-show highlight reels.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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And yet its story now has more chapters that enrich the narrative.—
Mollie Barnes,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Plus, more uninsured people mean more uncompensated care for hospitals, which presents its own problems for state budgets.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Altering menus presents challenges for restaurants.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Larger platforms, such as HBO Max, Netflix, and Prime Video, provide extensive parental control options.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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He's involved in everything the Journal Sentinel does online — both our website and our social media platforms, like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Stages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stages. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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