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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
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Entezari’s F-2 application appeared to enter its final review stages.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency and transportation workers have been staging protests.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Part of Guthrie’s goal in appearing on television at this stage in the investigation is to put out as wide-reaching a plea as possible for anyone who may know something to come forward.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Entezari’s F-2 application appeared to enter its final review stages.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Transport workers staged a two-day strike in Manila today as global oil supply disruptions linked to the Iran war hit the Philippines, prompting a national energy emergency and driving fuel prices sharply higher.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency and transportation workers have been staging protests.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
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Following the new Grand Sport’s surprise appearance at the recent 12 Hours of Sebring, the Corvette team has officially unveiled a pair of podium contenders for its famously loyal fans.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2026
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Jess McClain, Emma Grace Hurley and Ednah Kurgat were leading the race with two miles left when they were led astray, missing out on the podium and a qualification for the WRRC, which is reserved for the top four finishers.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
25 Mar. 2026
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Both of her hands had been severed from her body and one of her legs was cut off, the documents said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Mark scored 29 for the Longhorns, grimacing and clearly in pain limping on his injured leg through the closing minutes when the sixth-year senior’s team needed him most.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Welles said through his management company that the animal lover would appreciate donations in his memory to local animal shelters, animal rescue organizations or Humane Society chapters.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Here, four bibliophile paradises that invite travelers to get lost in the chapters and sit in the joy of a life well read.—
Lara Kramer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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However, Gottlieb also brought up how many individuals who leave college coaching to become NBA coaches don't want to return to the college scene, because the NBA focuses more on basketball and less on all the other drama and noise.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Lumet and screenwriter Frank Pierson ease up on the laughs as Sonny’s predicament grows more helpless, allowing the audience to feel his desperation as the drama barrels toward a tragic finale.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Aligned—sometimes explicitly—with Édouard Glissant’s poetics of relation, with its emphasis on the creative power of hybridity and fluid identities, these new biennials presented cultures as entangled and nonhierarchical.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Department welcomes the opportunity to present the facts of the case in court.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Gig workers for ride-hailing and food delivery platforms are receiving some temporary incentives including fuel discounts from Uber, DoorDash and others.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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It had been mounted on a small platform, which bore a little icon of a pair of feet inside a backslash circle, as though stepping into a guillotine were every museumgoer’s wish.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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There are no victory laps because other employees still don't have a check.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Stewart was sitting courtside in open-toe sandals when Brunson stepped on her toe while running up the court and also dove for a ball out of bounds, crashing into her and briefly sitting on her lap.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Churches still rely on earlier calculations of the moon phases as well as its set definition of the spring equinox, which can place Easter on a date different from what is astronomically accurate.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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During this critical supply-accumulation phase, my primary focus as an engineer shifts to monitoring the tank top — the absolute maximum safe operating capacity of a storage hub.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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