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
Jokic looked on course to upstage his American opponents, playing a key role as Serbia, who led by as many as 17 points, stifled them in a dominant first half.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024
“Any time Dennis could upstage Mike, he’d do it,” Jardine tells The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024
It hung and moved with majesty in folds like an infinite traveler upstage in an infinite theater.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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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