staging

Definition of stagingnext
present participle of stage

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Recent Examples of staging The biggest transformation occurs in the blocky, brutalist Crucible Theatre, which shifts from staging Shakespeare and Harold Pinter to become the Theatre of Dreams — snooker’s holiest of holy sites, where 32 leading players from across the world compete to be be named the best of the best. Andrew Dickson, Bloomberg, 2 May 2026 The foundation also wants to adjust that trigger amount annually for inflation and allow deductions of certain revenues, all to reflect the escalating costs of staging a world-class marathon, spokeswoman Meg Treat said. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 That’s just part of the darkness of this show, which San Diego State’s School of Theatre, Television, and Film is staging as the culmination of its biennial New Musical Theatre Initiative. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026 The actors sprang to life, staging a lurid scene in which an evil mistress named Selina frames the heroine for killing her unborn child. Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for staging
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Verb
  • Granted, many of the commentators offering these predictions are employed by traditional universities, and might tend to believe more strongly in the enduring relevance of the academy.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
  • Chick-fil-A in Boston's Copley Square is offering a free original chicken sandwich on May 4.
    Neal Riley, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Knowing how much Truman enjoyed the botched headline, Tribune leadership had the page emblazoned on a bronze plaque during the newspaper’s 125th anniversary with the intent of presenting it to him.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • The 16-way adjustable sport seats are standard, while performance seats shelled in carbon fiber—presenting more aggressive thigh and shoulder bolsters—are optionally available.
    Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • There, the pair of college students would listen to the trills of saxophones and shake hands with musicians, sometimes giving band members rides to gigs.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • How Florida’s new voting maps favor white voters Voting rights groups have criticized the new Florida maps as giving an unfair advantage to the GOP and the white communities that make up the majority of the party’s voter base.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Others may use hollow pipes, tubes, window ledges or even sliding door tracks (a favorite site for the grass-carrying wasp).
    Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Lerner’s critical reputation is also through the roof, each new book carrying the weight of potentially being a moment of great artistic import.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • The company was originally tapped to fly six operational crew rotation flights after performing both of its uncrewed and crewed test flights successfully.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • Buffett has long encouraged investors to pay more attention to the company's operating earnings that exclude investments to get a better idea of how its companies are performing.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 May 2026

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“Staging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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