Thesaurus results for STAGING

staging

verb

Definition of staging

present participle of stage

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 The Steamfitters were staging protests outside the Pfizer site, accusing the MetroLoft — which employs a mix of union and nonunion contractors — of building on the cheap and tolerating unsafe work conditions. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026 The league was staging its fight against the NHL Players’ Association knowing a lockout was coming. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 The Austrian performance artist behind Seaworld Venice is having a moment, after a career spent staging productions that involve herself and which provoke strong reactions. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026 The play drew a standing-room-only crowd, inspiring the Masil Theater Company to explore staging a full-scale production next year. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 Some companies have been staging Shakespeare outdoors for decades. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Now Hindi films are back in a big way, with Jio Studios’ Dhurandhar and its sequel, released this year, grossing around $320M between them, and Hollywood staging a comeback with several hits last year and so far in 2026. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 July 2026 And by adding new competitions and more games to existing ones, and then staging them in the world’s biggest economy, those grants are only going up. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 July 2026 No longer would the environmental movement be content with filing lawsuits and staging sit-ins. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

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Goldman Sachs has launched a new alternative investments platform, offering wealthy clients direct access to late-stage private companies and secondary market liquidity for illiquid stakes.

— Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
The treatment menu is similarly tight, offering a handful of massages plus a couple of facial treatments—most of which use products from French brand Cinq Mondes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of offering

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These criteria include presenting an imminent likelihood of serious harm or being gravely disabled as a result of a behavioral health disorder at the time of the evaluation.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
This weekend, San Francisco Shakespeare in the Park launches its 44th season of presenting a free touring production that serves up a streamlined take on a Bard classic (most run about 90 minutes) that’s intended as a family-friendly affair.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of presenting

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Much of the early literature framed the debate as a choice between state and private ownership, giving less attention to the broad range of ownership and governance arrangements that lie between those two extremes.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
This deep price drop completely sweeps away the financial barrier typically attached to high-power smart floor robots, giving busy families, pet owners, and apartment dwellers an easy way to maintain pristine floors.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

Definition of giving

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That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Then in April, one of the company’s ships was passing Puerto Rico between two other jobs while carrying an advanced underwater drone with the right sensors to find the plane.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of carrying

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The actors also showcased their talent by performing scenes from the show, in tandem with clips projected onto the big panel screens for audiences.

— Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
After performing very well in 2020-21, Leeds’ first season back in the Premier League after an absence of 16 years, Illan Meslier’s signature on a five-year contract was viewed as a long-term solution.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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