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offstage

[awf-steyj, of-] / ˈɔfˈsteɪdʒ, ˈɒf- /


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That ethos of care extended beyond their interactions with the audience and into the way they interacted with one another offstage.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

The first lady sat next to the president when the shooting occurred and ducked under a table before she was ushered by security offstage.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Thoughtful and easygoing offstage, Peaches’ seemingly rebellious onstage shenanigans are hardly a reaction to her upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2026

Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.

From Salon Feb. 22, 2026

Country Joe raised the guitar high in the air, gave a triumphant wave to the audience, and walked offstage.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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