stage-manage

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stage-manage As a presidential candidate, Harris will be just as rigorously stage-managed as Joe Biden was in the closing days of his campaign. Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 July 2024 Most of Biden’s media appearances have been stage-managed and sparing, and recently, they have been used as a form of damage control. Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024 Donors to his campaign have been struck by how stage-managed those receptions tend to be. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024 Over the next two decades, Fulbright would stage-manage some of the most deeply civic moments of the era. Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021 In fact, most studios stage-managed their contract players’ public images, dressing them on-screen and off. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2024 During contests, officials known as expediters stage-manage the athletes. Alice Li, Washington Post, 14 June 2023 The congress in Beijing has been stage-managed to show support for Mr. Xi’s domestic and foreign policies. Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage-manage
Verb
  • Beyond those agencies, the department is also responsible for securing airline transportation, protecting dignitaries, responding to natural disasters and more.
    REBECCA SANTANA AND STEPHEN GROVES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • William vowed to protect Jane and wants to know immediately where she is being held.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Some characteristics of helicopter parenting include being over attentive, micromanaging them, fighting all of their battles, and not giving them opportunities to fail and learn from those experiences.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Set up frequent check-ins to monitor (not micromanage) progress.
    Liz Guthridge, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Roper declined to disclose the internal guidelines, citing confidentiality, but the hospital affirms publicly that personal information is safeguarded by patient privacy laws and is shared with local law enforcement or ICE only when legally mandated by a court order or warrant.
    Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
  • This dashboard, along with other tools like emergency alerts via Teams or Slack, enables efficient operations while safeguarding critical processes.
    Svetlana Khachiyan, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Ortberg was guarded in his message about the status of solving problems with anti-icing systems on the 737-7 and -10 models.
    Abhijith Ganapavaram, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
  • With his length, agility, quickness and leaping ability, Morris has the versatility to guard multiple positions, either in the post or on the perimeter.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025

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“Stage-manage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage-manage. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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