staging

Definition of stagingnext
present participle of stage

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of staging It's known for staging fake videos with actors and laundering their claims through influencer accounts with large followings. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 Theater Alliance, known for staging socially conscious plays, and In Series, which breaks down the rigid traditions of opera, will trade off shows in the black box (alternating who gets it for holidays, for example). — Rudi Greenberg, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had avoided debating challenger Flávio Bolsonaro — the son of a former president jailed for staging a coup — but the rightist’s first-round victory put the president on the back foot. — semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The Jags were early adopters of the NFL's international push and began staging an annual game at Wembley in 2013, but the economic incentive to do so has been decreasing. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 There is a distinction, of course, between insisting on witnesses and staging a spectacle. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Unsurprisingly, this has ballooned into a national story with teammates and opponents staging protests. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Dee Lund The Navy, Army and Marines were staging ships in the area to prepare for a campaign to invade the Mariana Islands. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 For Vanselow, who began as an actor himself, working on dialogue scenes isn’t all that different from staging stunts. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staging
Verb
  • Brennan issued a letter offering guidance from a Catholic perspective.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • As of Thursday morning, the government had filed charging documents in 10 of the 28 cases, offering additional details about how authorities relied on voter registration data to pursue broader criminal charges around immigration status.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sportico thanks our presenting sponsor, Inner Circle Sports, along with Omega Sports Holding, Davis Polk and Nasdaq, for their support of Invest New York.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Davis’ family began testifying on Tuesday morning as defense attorneys began presenting evidence.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The design has also been selected for export programmes in Poland and Indonesia, giving it a growing international footprint.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Something could come together quietly through a helpful conversation, a small favor, or someone giving you useful information without much fanfare.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Different animal species have their own flea species, so rats and plague-carrying fleas traveled together.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • That supplier could be seen in a video carrying a bag, which prosecutors say contained a kilo of cocaine.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Energy is the best-performing sector in the S & P 500 in 2026, surging 55% in that time, as oil prices stay elevated due to the Iran war.
    — Frank Holland, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Staging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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