as in offering
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 staging
Citing anonymous sources, the report even includes a deadline of May 15 for staging the vote.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Sarah Palin protested an initiative that would limit the number of sweets allowed in Pennsylvania schools by staging a delivery of sugar cookies to a Christian school in Bucks County.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Paramedics who were staging nearby evaluated the man and pronounced him dead at the scene.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks rocketed higher on Friday, staging a forceful comeback from their sell-off earlier in the week.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Sarah Palin protested an initiative that would limit the number of sweets allowed in Pennsylvania schools by staging a delivery of sugar cookies to a Christian school in Bucks County.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Paramedics who were staging nearby evaluated the man and pronounced him dead at the scene.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks rocketed higher on Friday, staging a forceful comeback from their sell-off earlier in the week.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staging
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Surveillance footage About two hours after the shooting, a neighbor came forward offering their surveillance camera footage.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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From supporters who are driving hours just to place yellow flowers at Guthrie's home, to her local church offering Sunday prayers in her honor, people across the country are tapping in to show their love for the family.—
Liz Kreutz,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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And on Friday, co-anchors Craig Melvin and Hoda Kotb, who is filling in for Savannah Guthrie this week, cycled through stories about severe weather, the Olympics and the aftermath of the arrest of the former royal in England before presenting a segment about the latest in the Guthrie case.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Halligan appeared to make several fundamental errors in presenting Comey’s case, and her cases against James and Comey have since been thrown out.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Staff strike an easy balance, remaining accessible while still giving guests the space to enjoy the area’s quiet and calm.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Again, the Dodgers have talked openly about giving him more days off, because everything with this organization centers on October.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The post included a photo of a teen carrying a realistic-looking toy pistol, which was captured by a doorbell camera in 2024, said Ziggy Azarcon, public information officer with the Irvine Police Department.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Blue Ghost will land on the lunar far side carrying LuSee Night, which will deploy directly from the spacecraft.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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One of his favorite memories wasn’t taking pictures, but performing with Bob at a Grammy party.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Smith / Getty Images Athletes jump off a near-vertical ramp, launching themselves in the air and performing complex aerobatics, reaching speeds of up to more than 65 km per hour.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Staging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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