upstage
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So the third feature, “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” brings in three lesser-known younger performers to both upstage their elders and get a little coaching from them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
On the day of the event, she said, she and her friends weren’t there to provoke Kirk, or to upstage him.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025
To upstage the former president, who only recently faced an assassination attempt, is no small feat, said Mr Polyansky.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024
During the climactic moment, a giant load-in door in the upstage wall slowly rose like a curtain onto West 45th Street, which pulsated with color and life.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2023
My mother, who I thought had every right under the sun to bask in the glory of my success, was, on the contrary, willing to let my father upstage her.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing upstage
Academy Awards, List 2
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Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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