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stage

[steyj] / steɪdʒ /
NOUN
level, period within structure or
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lap leg moment phase point standing step
STRONG
degree division footing grade juncture length node notch plane rung status
WEAK
point in time system date
NOUN
theater platform; theater life
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arena scene set spotlight theater
STRONG
Broadway boards dais drama footlights frame limelight off-Broadway play scaffold scaffolding scenery setting staging
WEAK
legit mise en scène show biz show business stage set
VERB
arrange, produce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
do execute mount open orchestrate organize perform play present put on
STRONG
engineer give show
WEAK
bring out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy direct disorganize fail ignore miss neglect
STRONG
conceal
WEAK
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Example Sentences

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Counter-terror police are leading the investigation, but the incident "has not been declared as terrorism" at this stage, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Now she faces off with Staley, perhaps the best coach of this era who just walloped Auriemma and the Huskies on the national stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Scientists estimate that the Sun will reach this stage in about five billion years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

One auto chief executive, Matt McAlear, took the stage at the New York International Auto Show to make a bold declaration: “We’re here to make things people didn’t see coming.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Skilled stage magicians can reproduce the phenomena of the Fox sisters and the mediums inspired by them.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.