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noun

ˈstāj How to pronounce stage (audio)
Definition of stagenext
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as in podium
a level usually raised surface spoke to the audience from a small stage in front

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2
as in leg
a portion of a trip this is only the first stage of the journey

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3
as in chapter
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking in the last stage of the project

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4
as in theatre
the public performance of plays drawn to the stage as a career

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stage

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verb

ˈstāj How to pronounce stage (audio)
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
Noun
The 27-year-old sustained the injury during the early stages of his side’s 2-1 victory over Fulham on April 1, with it later being reported that the Brazil international would need to undergo season-ending surgery on the issue. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 More than 1,000 twinkling candles will illuminate the stage. — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
The comeback attempt stocks are staging Tuesday is little more than a blip in a still-concerning market, according to Ritholtz Wealth Management co-founder and CEO Josh Brown. — Brian Evans, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025 Not only that, Crowley failed to stage enough firefighters in the Palisades on Jan. 6. — Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
  1. podium
  2. leg
  3. chapter
  4. present
  5. platform
  6. lap
  7. phase
  8. drama
Noun
  • About 20 feet from the podium, the two women waited through hours of musical performances and speeches by prominent progressive officials, including Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) and Maxwell Frost (D-Florida), the first Gen Z member of Congress.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The race then ends with one and a half laps of the historic Roubaix velodrome, on the Belgian border, before the winner is presented with a commemorative cobble of their own on the podium.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of podium
Noun
  • Their season rests on Thursday’s second leg against Lyon, as winning the Europa League is their only route to playing continental-level football next time.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • McIlroy, 35, is on his 17th trip and pressed by the pressure of this being the last leg of his would-be career grand slam.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of leg
Noun
  • The chapter is closed on a missing book at a New Jersey library after a woman returned it nearly a century after her relative checked it out.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The hilarious, gory, and somehow still emotionally powerful story of an anti-hero who messed up so badly that not even the Suicide Squad wants him anymore is ripe for another chapter.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of chapter
Verb
  • Her dancers were all gay, and this enabled her, as a pop star, to present herself in a new kind of pas de deux with masculinity.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Besides properties of historic interest, the Charlotte History Museum is presenting a few other awards, as well.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of present
Noun
  • Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • While Amazon directly imports about 40% of its products, the rest are sold by independent merchants on its platform.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of platform
Noun
  • The remaining players did not bother with a lap of honour.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • During the encounter, Johnson’s son, Wilfred, was sitting in his father’s lap in a car with the window rolled down.
    — Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of lap
Noun
  • Big Brazilian music phase, which maybe is in there a little bit.
    — Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In a phase 3 clinical trial, about 24%–36% of people who took Rezdiffra saw their MASH resolve without worsening of liver scarring.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of phase
Noun
  • Marsh was appointed Office of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for her services to drama.
    — Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The series, which ran for five seasons through 1975, won two BAFTA awards, seven Primetime Emmys (including a best drama actress win for Marsh) and a Golden Globe for best drama series.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of drama

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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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