onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj 
ˈän-,
-ˌstāj
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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The podcaster Joe Rogan sat onstage, as did several tech executives including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook.
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German Lopez, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
One night in 1969, jazz trumpeter Al Hirt, who had opened a nightclub in Atlanta, coaxed Uecker up onstage.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
At noon, the crowd filed into the auditorium, where the brick stood onstage in a glass case.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Other deceased luminaries viewed baring their demons onstage include Robin Williams and George Carlin.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
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German Lopez, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
One night in 1969, jazz trumpeter Al Hirt, who had opened a nightclub in Atlanta, coaxed Uecker up onstage.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
At noon, the crowd filed into the auditorium, where the brick stood onstage in a glass case.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Other deceased luminaries viewed baring their demons onstage include Robin Williams and George Carlin.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
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onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj
ˈän-
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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