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noun

ˈstāj How to pronounce stage (audio)
Definition of stagenext
1
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 drama
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
Yet despite their contrasting presentations, there is little to distinguish their strategies at this early stage. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 But rather than licensing the startup’s clinical-stage medicines, Roche is enlisting it to discover new ones, signaling a potential shift in global drug development. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
State emergency teams are staging generators, fuel, food, water and flood barriers in the Tallahassee and Santa Rosa areas to support the response. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Retail investors flooded into private credit in recent years only to stage a hasty retreat in early 2026. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage
  1. podium
  2. leg
  3. chapter
  4. drama
  5. present
  6. platform
  7. lap
  8. phase
Noun
  • The California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school athletics, also revised its rules to ensure that transgender athletes in individual sports do not displace cisgender ones from rankings or medal podiums.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The latest achievement for Adidas comes after the brand swept the men’s and women’s podiums in Berlin last month — the first time since 2017 that one brand was worn by all six top competitors.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of podium
Noun
  • When an explosion rips through the hills, 35-year-old Nengsal is dug out of the debris having lost a leg.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Stratton’s legs caught the wrestlers below her but her head slammed onto the padded ground below her.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of leg
Noun
  • Kimberly was the Charlotte chapter president of The Links, Incorporated, an international community service organization for Black women, and volunteered on the State Employees’ Credit Union advisory board in Cornelius.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Nova Mohiuddin, 23, and an organizing member of the UIC student chapter of Chicago Socialist Alternative, was the first to take the mic.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of chapter
Noun
  • The drama that animates Mud is a Sisyphean one, and Wolf casts herself as agent of her own embarrassment and woe.
    — Enzo Escober, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • His insight gleaned from both his study of history and his instinctive attuning to the dramas that play out on the tongue made his food pop at Coach House and its casual, drinky sibling, Lilac Tiger.
    — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of drama
Verb
  • After its world premiere in the Narrative Features lineup at the 2025 Slamdance Film Festival, the film heads to the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market, where Cappu is presenting it to buyers.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Wellcome found that trust in science is closely associated with confidence in a nation’s health care systems, which presents a problem for the United States as well.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • NBCUniversal’s Sky is in the midst of acquiring the ITV broadcast and digital platform while ITV Studios will remain a standalone entity, although acquisition rumors won’t quit.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • One Israeli journalist compared Segal’s role in Israel to that of Fox News host Bret Baier, who maintains journalistic independence despite working for a right-wing platform.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of platform
Noun
  • Sheriff’s deputies found Guttenbeil asleep with a gun in his lap behind a Eastern Avenue liquor store next to a car wash in the 4000 block of Marconi Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Chase Briscoe held off a last-lap charge from points leader Kyle Larson to win the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
    — Frankie Frisco, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of lap
Noun
  • The retail concept, which has been in test phase, will be rolled out beginning in the fourth quarter.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What Could Be Next The next phase of the gut-health trend may be less about promising a ‘reset’ and more about showing what these retreats can actually measure.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of phase

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“Stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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