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as in theatre
the public performance of plays
drawn to the stage as a career
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as in to present
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 stage
Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
There will be three stages featuring bands, singers, dance teams and DJs.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins were left for dead last season only to stage a dramatic late-season surge that nearly led them to a remarkable playoff berth.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The four-day music festival, set for July 31-August 3 at Chicago’s Grant Park, will feature more than 170 artists on eight stages.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
There will be three stages featuring bands, singers, dance teams and DJs.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
This was the sixth time that the MLB’s regular-season opener has been staged in Japan, while South Korea became the fifth country outside of the US and Canada to host the first game of the season last year.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins were left for dead last season only to stage a dramatic late-season surge that nearly led them to a remarkable playoff berth.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
Noun
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As Trump and his wife Melania left the podium, the infant Barron seized the microphone.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The two-time World Cup champion ranks seventh in the downhill standings and has two podium finishes this season, winning gold at the Saalbach World Championships and taking third at Kvitfjell.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2025
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Their North American leg begins on May 1, in Minneapolis, and lasts on through to the end of June.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2025
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The skirt also cinched in front and fell in drapes down her legs.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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And even though the refs reset the clock to 0.4 seconds, requiring someone to tip away Maryland’s desperation pass to close it out, add another chapter to the continuing story of fantastic finishes in March.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Ukrainian combat medic disappeared aged 33 in Mariupol, the eastern Ukrainian city that was then under siege in one of the bloodiest chapters in the Russian war against Ukraine.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Fortunately, 2025 presents opportunities for leaders to refine their tech stack and drive meaningful outcomes.—
Jonathan Nikols,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition to keynotes and master classes with Italian and international talent, first-looks of new series will be presented by attending cast and creatives.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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His insights have been featured in numerous business articles on platforms like MSN Small Business, Small Business Currents, BusinessDay, Businessing Magazine, Business Africa Online, and more.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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News National News Texas lawmaker’s bill would add warning labels to social media platforms Nearly two-thirds of teens use social media daily according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.—
KEYE Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2025
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As seen in the last two laps of the Grand Prix, Verstappen struggled to pass McLaren's Lando Norris, eventually settling for a second-place race finish.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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At Atlanta, Berry led 56 laps before getting caught up in an accident.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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This looks to be a trial phase, but it could be rolled out to other circuits on the calendar.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The ingredients are certainly there for all phases of a severe weather threat.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The search is officially underway for the actors who will make up the storied Ingalls family in the streamer’s reboot of the classic ’70s drama.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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Khris Davis played Foreman in the Mandalay Pictures drama that focused on his improbable return to the ring in the 1980s and ’90s.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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