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offstage

[awf-steyj, of-] / ˈɔfˈsteɪdʒ, ˈɒf- /


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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

The tales give insight into the lives they live offstage and their perspectives as Asian Americans that inspire so much of their material.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Tsuruko, the eldest, stays largely offstage but exerts a crucial, conservative influence on family affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

We’re not shielded from the horrors, but they almost always happen offstage, implied or alluded to in the sudden vanishing of a loved one or a mournful reference to a death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

I really want to walk offstage, go back to my seat, and replay the moment that just happened with Isaac and me, but I know I have to go along.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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