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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Now, the drama arrives onstage as the sources of funding have shriveled up further, and the philanthropoids running these institutions have to dance even harder for their suppers.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
At one point, Stevie Wonder came onstage to hand him his trophy once again, encouraging him to wrap up his speech, but Foxx continued with his thank-yous.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
After a medley of his hits, sung by John Legend, will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, among others, Stone came onstage in a white mohawk, sunglasses and a metallic duster, with a cast on his right hand.
—Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
How the Gallagher siblings broke up Oasis five minutes before going onstage in front of 40,000 people
June 7, 2025
Reading Time: 7 minutes
With seven legs and 118 shows Oasis set out on what would be their final world tour, starting in Seattle on August 28, 2008.
—John Robb, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
At one point, Stevie Wonder came onstage to hand him his trophy once again, encouraging him to wrap up his speech, but Foxx continued with his thank-yous.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
After a medley of his hits, sung by John Legend, will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, among others, Stone came onstage in a white mohawk, sunglasses and a metallic duster, with a cast on his right hand.
—Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
How the Gallagher siblings broke up Oasis five minutes before going onstage in front of 40,000 people
June 7, 2025
Reading Time: 7 minutes
With seven legs and 118 shows Oasis set out on what would be their final world tour, starting in Seattle on August 28, 2008.
—John Robb, Air Mail, 7 June 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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