stage business

noun

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For the next half hour, the stage business unfolds with dull-witted predictability, notwithstanding Françaix’s spirited and charming score. Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Early-stage business culture often glorifies polish. Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Simpler, freer, less stage business. Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025 And few actors are better at making characters come alive through stage business. Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for stage business

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First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stage business was in 1825

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“Stage business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20business. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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