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stages

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

Example Sentences

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Community funerals, where people helped wash the bodies of their loved ones, contributed to many people becoming infected in the earlier stages of the big outbreak more than a decade ago.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Scientists are still in the early stages of finding biological ways to reduce nanoplastic accumulation in the digestive system.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

You have to go through all the stages of it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

And even though there wasn’t a single drop of rain on Sunday of the PGA Championship, Rai’s methods paid off on one of golf’s biggest stages.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

I’ve walked into many rooms and stood on stages where it was clear people didn’t know what to make of me.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad